argentus
Latin
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /arˈɡen.tus/, [ärˈɡɛn̪t̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /arˈd͡ʒen.tus/, [ärˈd͡ʒɛn̪t̪us]
Etymology 1
editFrom argentum (“silver”) + -us.
Adjective
editargentus (feminine argenta, neuter argentum); first/second-declension adjective
- (relational) silver; made of silver
Usage notes
edit- The usual relational adjective for argentum (“silver”) in Classical Latin was argenteus. Some examples of argentus might be misspellings caused by accidental omission of the letter E.
Declension
editFirst/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | argentus | argenta | argentum | argentī | argentae | argenta | |
Genitive | argentī | argentae | argentī | argentōrum | argentārum | argentōrum | |
Dative | argentō | argentō | argentīs | ||||
Accusative | argentum | argentam | argentum | argentōs | argentās | argenta | |
Ablative | argentō | argentā | argentō | argentīs | |||
Vocative | argente | argenta | argentum | argentī | argentae | argenta |
Etymology 2
editEllipsis of nummus argentus (“silver coin”).
Noun
editargentus m (genitive argentī); second declension
Declension
editSecond-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | argentus | argentī |
Genitive | argentī | argentōrum |
Dative | argentō | argentīs |
Accusative | argentum | argentōs |
Ablative | argentō | argentīs |
Vocative | argente | argentī |
References
edit- argentus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
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