Aratus

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English

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Aratus

Wikipedia

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄρᾱτος (Árātos, literally “the one prayed for”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈɹeɪtəs/

Proper noun

Aratus

1. (Greek mythology) A healer and a son of Asclepius and his lover, Aristodama, and the paternal halfbrother of Aceso, Aglaea, Hygieia, Iaso, Meditrina, Panacea, Machaon, Podaleirios, Telesphoros.
2. An ancient Greek didactic poet.

Coordinate terms

• (Parents): Asclepius, Aristodama
• (Sisters): Aceso, Aglaea, Hygieia, Iaso, Meditrina, Panacea
• (Brothers): Machaon, Podaleirios, Telesphoros

Translations

Son of Asclepius and Aristodama

French: Aratos m Greek: Άρατος (el) m (Áratos) Ancient Greek: Ἄρατος m (Áratos) Korean: 아라토스 (Aratoseu) Latin: Arātus m Polish: Aratos m Portuguese: Arato m Russian: Арат (ru) m (Arat) Spanish: Arato m Ukrainian: Арат m (Arat)

Anagrams

• Asatru

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄρᾱτος (Árātos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈraː.tus/, [äˈräːt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈra.tus/, [äˈräːt̪us]

Proper noun

Arātus m sg (genitive Arātī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) Aratus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Arātus
Genitive	Arātī
Dative	Arātō
Accusative	Arātum
Ablative	Arātō
Vocative	Arāte

References

• “Aratus2”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Aratus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.