argus
See also: Argus
English
editEtymology
editSpecial use of Argus, a many-eyed mythological figure.
Noun
editargus (plural arguses)
- A watchful guardian.
- An alert, observant person. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- Either of two species of pheasant of Southeast Asia having large ocellated tails.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies, such as those of the genus Junonia, also called pansies.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editAnagrams
editLatin
editEtymology 1
editAlternative forms
edit- Argus (alternative case form)
Adjective
editargus (feminine arga, neuter argum); first/second-declension adjective
Etymology 2
editFrom Argus Panoptes, a many-eyed giant sent by Hera to guard Io.
Noun
editargus m (genitive argī); second declension
Usage notes
edit- Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.
Declension
editSecond-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | argus | argī |
Genitive | argī | argōrum |
Dative | argō | argīs |
Accusative | argum | argōs |
Ablative | argō | argīs |
Vocative | arge | argī |
References
edit- argus 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)
- “argus”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[1]
- “argus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “argus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Malay
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Hindi ख़रगोश (xargoś) or Urdu خرگوش.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editargus (Jawi spelling ارݢوس, plural argus-argus, informal 1st possessive argusku, 2nd possessive argusmu, 3rd possessive argusnya)
- (especially Kedah and Penang) A guinea pig.
- Synonyms: tikus belanda, marmut
References
edit- ^ BAKER, J. A. (1939). NOTES ON THE MEANING OF SOME MALAY WORDS. PART III. (KEDAH WORDS). Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, 17(1 (133)), 109. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41559936
Further reading
edit- “argus” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Polish
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἄργος (Árgos).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editargus m pers
Declension
editDeclension of argus
Noun
editargus m animal
Declension
editDeclension of argus
Derived terms
editadjective
noun
Related terms
editnoun
Further reading
editRomanian
editEtymology
editNoun
editargus m (plural arguși)
Declension
editCategories:
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Fowls
- en:Nymphalid butterflies
- Latin lemmas
- Latin adjectives
- Latin first and second declension adjectives
- Latin nouns
- Latin second declension nouns
- Latin masculine nouns in the second declension
- Latin masculine nouns
- New Latin
- Specific epithets
- Malay terms borrowed from Hindi
- Malay terms derived from Hindi
- Malay terms borrowed from Urdu
- Malay terms derived from Urdu
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Malay/ɡus
- Rhymes:Malay/us
- Rhymes:Malay/us/2 syllables
- Malay lemmas
- Malay nouns
- Polish terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Polish learned borrowings from Ancient Greek
- Polish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Polish 2-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Polish/arɡus
- Rhymes:Polish/arɡus/2 syllables
- Polish terms with homophones
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish masculine nouns
- Polish personal nouns
- Polish literary terms
- Polish animal nouns
- pl:Fowls
- pl:People
- Romanian terms borrowed from French
- Romanian terms derived from French
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian nouns
- Romanian countable nouns
- Romanian masculine nouns