hariolus

Latin

Alternative forms

ariolus
hariola (feminine)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer-, the same root as haruspex and Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ) and English yarn.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /haˈri.o.lus/, [haˈri.ɔ.ɫʊs]

Noun

hariolus m (genitive hariolī); second declension

A fortuneteller.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hariolus	hariolī
Genitive	hariolī	hariolōrum
Dative	hariolō	hariolīs
Accusative	hariolum	hariolōs
Ablative	hariolō	hariolīs
Vocative	hariole	hariolī

Descendants

Portuguese: haríolo, aríolo
Spanish: hariolo, haríolo

References

hariolus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
hariolus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
hariolus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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