aries

1. (declension-3) ram, male sheep
2. (declension-3) battering ram
3. (declension-3) beam, prop

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈa.ri.eːs]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *arjēts ~ *erjēts (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.

Concepts

ram

🐏

tup

battering ram

sheep

🐑

male sheep

Synonyms

ovis

🐑

vervex