Argentina
TranslingualEdit
EtymologyEdit
Latin, feminine singular of argentinus (“silvery”)
Proper nounEdit
Argentina f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Argentinidae – herring smelts.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – silverweeds and, possibly, some typical cinquefoils.
Usage notesEdit
- The plant genus Argentina is in flux. It is likely an immediate sister to Potentilla, in which it had been included.
HypernymsEdit
- (genus, fish): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Actinopterygii - superclass; Teleostei - class; Protacanthopterygii - superorder; Argentiniformes - order; Argentinoidei - suborder; Argentinidae - family
- (genus, plant): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Rosales - order; Rosaceae - family; Rosoideae - subfamily; Potentilleae - tribe; Potentillinae - subtribe
HyponymsEdit
- (genus of fish): Argentina sphyraena - type species; for other species see Argentina (Argentinidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- (genus of plant): Argentina anserina - type species; for other species see Argentina (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
ReferencesEdit
- Argentina (fish) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Argentina (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Argentina (Argentinidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Potentilla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Argentina (fish) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Argentina (Rosaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Argentina at USDA Plants database
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin argentum (“silver”) + the feminine of the adjectival suffix -īnus; in reference to the Río de la Plata ("silver river").
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Argentina
- A country in South America. Official name: Argentine Republic.
Coordinate termsEdit
- (country in South America): (countries of South America) country of South America; Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
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TranslationsEdit
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CatalanEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /əɾ.ʒənˈti.nə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ər.ʒənˈti.nə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /aɾ.d͡ʒenˈti.na/
Audio (Valencian) (file)
Proper nounEdit
Argentina f
- Argentina (a country in South America)
Derived termsEdit
Central Huasteca NahuatlEdit
Proper nounEdit
Argentina
- Argentina (a country in South America)
Central NahuatlEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Spanish Argentina.
Proper nounEdit
Argentina
- (Amecameca, Cholula, Milpa Alta, Texcoco and Tlaxcala): Argentina (a country in South America)
CzechEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Argentina f
- Argentina (a country in South America)
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Further readingEdit
- Argentina in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
- Argentina in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
DanishEdit
Proper nounEdit
Argentina
- Argentina (a country in South America)
EstonianEdit
Proper nounEdit
Argentina
- Argentina (a country in South America)
ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Spanish Argentina, from Latin argentum (“silver”).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Argentina f
- Argentina (a country in South America)
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AnagramsEdit
LatinEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ar.ɡenˈtiː.na/, [ärɡɛn̪ˈt̪iːnä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ar.d͡ʒenˈti.na/, [ärd͡ʒen̪ˈt̪iːnä]
Proper nounEdit
Argentīna f sg (genitive Argentīnae); first declension
- (New Latin) Argentina (a country in South America)
DeclensionEdit
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Argentīna |
Genitive | Argentīnae |
Dative | Argentīnae |
Accusative | Argentīnam |
Ablative | Argentīnā |
Vocative | Argentīna |
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LithuanianEdit
Proper nounEdit
Argentìna f
- Argentina (a country in South America)
DeclensionEdit
nominative | Argentina |
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genitive | Argentinos |
dative | Argentinai |
accusative | Argentiną |
instrumental | Argentina |
locative | Argentinoje |
vocative | Argentina |
SynonymsEdit
Norwegian BokmålEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Argentina
- Argentina (a country in South America)
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Norwegian NynorskEdit
Proper nounEdit
Argentina
- Argentina (a country in South America)
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OccitanEdit
Proper nounEdit
Argentina f
- Argentina (a country in South America)
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PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Spanish Argentina, from Latin argentum (“silver”).
PronunciationEdit
Audio (BR) (file) - Hyphenation: Ar‧gen‧ti‧na
Proper nounEdit
Argentina f
- Argentina (a country in South America)
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RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin argentum (“silver”) + the feminine of the adjectival suffix -īnus, in reference to the Río de la Plata.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Argentina f (genitive and dative Argentinei)
- Argentina (a country in South America)
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Serbo-CroatianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Argentína f (Cyrillic spelling Аргенти́на)
- Argentina (a country in South America)
DeclensionEdit
singular | |
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nominative | Argentina |
genitive | Argentine |
dative | Argentini |
accusative | Argentinu |
vocative | Argentino |
locative | Argentini |
instrumental | Argentinom |
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin argentum (“silver”) + the feminine of the adjectival suffix -īnus, in reference to the Río de la Plata ("silver river"), since first European explorers, looking for gold, silver, watching it from the sea, it looked shining like silver because of the sunlight reflex.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Argentina f
- Argentina (a country in South America)
Usage notesEdit
The definite article is optional when one refers to Argentina in Spanish (i.e. la Argentina). It is mostly used in Argentina and Uruguay.
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AnagramsEdit
SwahiliEdit
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Proper nounEdit
Argentina
- Argentina (a country in South America)
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin argentum (“silver”) + the feminine of the adjectival suffix -īnus; in reference to the Río de la Plata ("silver river").
Proper nounEdit
Argentina n (genitive Argentinas)
- Argentina (a country in South America)
Related termsEdit
- argentinsk (“Argentine”, adjective)
- argentinare c (“Argentine male”)
- argentinska c (“Argentine female”)
TurkmenEdit
Proper nounEdit
Argentina
- Argentina (a country in South America)
UzbekEdit
Proper nounEdit
Argentina
- Argentina (a country in South America)
Western Huasteca NahuatlEdit
Proper nounEdit
Argentina
- Argentina (a country in South America)