LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Arēs

Arēs m sg (genitive Aris)
Classical[ˈa.reːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.res]

Meaning

  1. GreekAres, Mars in Greek or literary contexts

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeArēs—
genitiveAris—
dativeArī—
accusativeArem—
ablativeAre—
vocativeArēs—

Ăres, is, m., = Ἄρης,
I. the war-god Mars (in Plaut. jocosely made to correspond with bellator, warrior): si tu ad legionem bellator clues, at ego in culinā Ares, Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 54. (For the A, which is always short in Lat., cf. Lucil. ap. Scaur. Orth. p. 2255 P., and Mart. 9, 12, with reference to Hom. Il. 5, 31.)

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄρης (Árēs).

Descendants
  • CatalanAres
  • EnglishAres
  • FrenchArès
  • ItalianAres
  • PortugueseAres
  • RomanianAres
  • SpanishAres
  • GalicianAres

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyAresAres (Ἄρης), the god of war and one of the great Olympian gods of the Greeks. He is represented as the son of Zeus and Hera. (Hom. Il. 5.893, &c.; Hes…

Quick answers

What does Arēs mean in Latin?
Arēs, a proper noun, means “Ares, Mars in Greek or literary contexts”.
What is the genitive of Arēs?
The genitive singular is Aris. Arēs is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Arēs?
In classical Latin, [ˈa.reːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈaː.res].