argid

See also: Argid and argið

English

Noun

argid (plural argids)

1. (zoology) Any member of the Argidae.

Anagrams

• Giard

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish argat (“silver”), from Proto-Celtic *argantom (compare Welsh arian), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- (“to shine”) (compare Latin argentum (“silver”)).

Noun

argid m (genitive singular argid, plural argidyn)

1. money
2. silver

   Ta’n airh ny strimmey na’n argid

   The gold is heavier than the silver.

Derived terms

• argid ruy
• argidagh
• kishtey argid