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aries.

ram (sheep); battering ram; the Ram (zodiac); large unidentified marine animal;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈa.ri.eːs]Classical-Latin[ˈaː.ri.es]

  1. ram, male sheep

    declension-3

  2. battering ram

    declension-3

  3. beam, prop

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *ariēts ~ *eriēts (compare Umbrian 𐌄𐌓𐌉𐌄𐌕𐌖 (erietu)), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₁r-i-(e)t- (“young domesticated caprine”). Cognate with Old Irish heirp, erb (“kid”), Ancient Greek ἔριφος (ériphos, “kid”), displaying a different suffix, and perhaps Old Armenian որոջ (oroǰ, “lamb”), երինջ (erinǰ, “heifer”). However, as the cognates demonstrate, this has the characteristics of a substrate word.

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