proper noun · femininethird declension
Arauris
Arauris f sg (genitive Arauris)
Classical[aˈrau̯.rɪs]Ecclesiastical[aˈraːu̯.ris]
Meaning
- femininesingulara river in Gallia Narbonensis which flows into the Mediterranean Sea near Agatha, now the river Hérault
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Arauris | — |
| genitive | Arauris | — |
| dative | Araurī | — |
| accusative | Araurem Araurim | — |
| ablative | Araure Araurī | — |
| vocative | Arauris | — |
Ărauris, is, m.,
I. a river in Gallia Narbonensis now Herault, Plin. 3, 4, 5, § 32, where Jan reads Araris; Mel. 2, 5, 6; cf. Mann. Gall. 66.
Origins
Old hydronym usually separated as two elements (possibly through Celtic/Gaulish): * Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to rise, stir, move”) * Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- (“water, rain, flow”), found in cognates such as Sanskrit वार् (vār, “water, pond”), Latin urina, Lithuanian virti (“to seethe, boil, flow”), Old Norse vari (“water”).