Ariovistus

Latin

Etymology

Of disputed origin. Possibly meaning "noble sage," from Gaulish arios (“noble”) + *uissu- (“knowledge, perception”) << Proto-Celtic *wissus (“knowledge”). Or less likely, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (“host, army”) + *frustaz, *furistaz (“foremost, ruler, lord”). More at Ariovistus.[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /a.ri.oˈu̯is.tus/, [ärioˈu̯ɪs̠t̪ʊs̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.ri.oˈvis.tus/, [ärioˈvist̪us]

Proper noun

Ariovistus m sg (genitive Ariovistī); second declension

A German king, who engaged war against Caesar

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Ariovistus
Genitive	Ariovistī
Dative	Ariovistō
Accusative	Ariovistum
Ablative	Ariovistō
Vocative	Arioviste

References

Ariovistus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
“Ariovistus”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Xavier Delamarre, Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise (Éditions Errance, 2003), p. 55; also p. 215 on Ariomanus, p. 174 on Ariogaisus, p. 318 on Ariovistus, p. 55 on Ariobindus.
Matasović, Ranko (2009), “aryo”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 43

[1] Xavier Delamarre, Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise (Éditions Errance, 2003), p. 55; also p. 215 on Ariomanus, p. 174 on Ariogaisus, p. 318 on Ariovistus, p. 55 on Ariobindus.

[2] Matasović, Ranko (2009), “aryo”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 43