# Aries
## English
### Etymology 1

From Latin Aries, from aries (“ram”), calque of Ancient Greek Κριός (Kriós), calque of Akkadian 𒅈𒌺𒊑𒈨 (immeru, “sheep”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈɛə.ɹiːz/
* (US) IPA: /ˈɛɚ.iz/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛəɹiz
* Homophone: Ares

#### Proper noun

Aries (symbol ♈︎)
* (astronomy) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a ram.
** c. 1588–1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii]:The Bull, being gall’d, gave Aries such a knock / That down fell both the Ram’s horns in the court.
* (astrology) The zodiac sign for the ram, ruled by Mars and covering March 20 – April 20 (tropical astrology) or April 15 – May 15 (sidereal astrology).
    Antonym: Libra

##### Derived terms

* Arian
* first point of Aries

##### Related terms

* arietate
* arietation
* Arietian
* arietiform
* arietine

##### Translations
#### Noun

Aries (plural Aries)
* Someone with an Aries star sign.
    Synonyms: Arian, Arietian

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

Two main origins:
* Scottish habitational surname from either of two minor places in Kirkcudbrightshire.
* Borrowed from French Ariès, from the medieval personal name Yrieix.

#### Proper noun

Aries (plural Arieses)
* A surname.

### Trivia

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Aries is the 39212th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 561 individuals. Aries is most common among Hispanic/Latino (48.84%) and White (43.32%) individuals.

### See also

Zodiac signs in English · zodiac (layout · text) :
| Aries | Taurus | Gemini | Cancer |
| Leo | Virgo | Libra | Scorpio |
| Sagittarius | Capricorn | Aquarius | Pisces |

### Further reading

* Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Aries”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 54.

### Anagrams

* Aesir, ERISA, Resia, aesir, aires, arise, raise, reais, serai

## Latin
### Etymology

From ariēs (“ram”)

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈa.ri.eːs/, [ˈärieːs̠]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈa.ri.es/, [ˈäːries]

### Proper noun

Ariēs m sg (genitive Arietis); third declension
* Aries, one of the constellations of the Zodiac

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ariēs (literally “ram”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaɾjes/ [ˈa.ɾjes]
* Rhymes: -aɾjes
* Syllabification: A‧ries

### Proper noun

Aries m
* (astronomy, astrology) Aries (constellation)
* (astrology) Aries (zodiac sign)

#### Related terms

* ariano

#### See also

Zodiac signs in Spanish · signo del zodíaco (layout · text) :
| Aries | Tauro | Géminis | Cáncer |
| Leo | Virgo | Libra | Escorpio |
| Sagitario | Capricornio | Acuario | Piscis |

### Anagrams

* aires, aréis, asiré, erais, erías, raéis, reías, seria, sería

## Tagalog
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈʔaɾjes/ [ˈʔaɾ.jɛs]
* Rhymes: -aɾjes
* Syllabification: Ar‧ies

### Proper noun

Aries (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜐ᜔)
* Alternative spelling of Aryes