Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ-. Cognates include Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀓𐀫 (a-ku-ro), Latin argentum, Sanskrit अर्जुन (árjuna) and Old Armenian արծաթ (arcatʿ). See also ἀργός (argós, white, bright) and ἄργυφος (árguphos, white, shining).

Pronunciation edit

 

Noun edit

ᾰ̓́ργῠρος (árgurosm (genitive ᾰ̓ργῠ́ρου); second declension (Epic, Attic, Ionic, Koine)

  1. silver
  2. money

Inflection edit

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Descendants edit

  • English: argyr-
  • Greek: άργυρος (árgyros)

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