Aratus

See also: aratus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Arātus, 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, Podalirius, Telesphorus.
2. An ancient Greek didactic poet.

Coordinate terms

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

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.tʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [aˈraː.tus]

Proper noun

Arātus m sg (genitive Arātī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) Aratus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	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.