Herius

Latin

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈhe.ri.us/, [ˈhɛriʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.ri.us/, [ˈɛːrius]

Proper noun

Herius m sg (genitive Heriī or Herī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Herius Asinius, a soldier of the Marrucini

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Herius
genitive	Heriī Herī1
dative	Heriō
accusative	Herium
ablative	Heriō
vocative	Herī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥριος (Hḗrios).

The river Vilaine

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈheː.ri.us/, [ˈheːriʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.ri.us/, [ˈɛːrius]

Proper noun

Hērius m sg (genitive Hēriī or Hērī); second declension

1. A river of Gallia Lugdunensis mentioned by Ptolemy, maybe the Vilaine

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Hērius
genitive	Hēriī Hērī1
dative	Hēriō
accusative	Hērium
ablative	Hēriō
vocative	Hērī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References

• Herius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Herius”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly