Aratus

See also: aratus

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈɹeɪtəs/

Proper noun

Aratus

(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.
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

Portuguese: Arato m

Anagrams

Asatru

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄρᾱτος (Árātos).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈraː.tus/, [äˈräːt̪ʊs̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈra.tus/, [äˈräːt̪us]

Proper noun

Arātus m sg (genitive Arātī); second declension

(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

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