Aradus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄραδος (Árados).

View of the island

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ra.dus/, [ˈäräd̪ʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ra.dus/, [ˈäːräd̪us]

Proper noun

Aradus f sg (genitive Aradī); second declension

An island off the coast of Phoenicia
An important city on this island, now Arwad

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Aradus
Genitive	Aradī
Dative	Aradō
Accusative	Aradum
Ablative	Aradō
Vocative	Arade
Locative	Aradī

Derived terms

Aradius

References

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

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