See also: Argus

English

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Etymology

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Special use of Argus, a many-eyed mythological figure.

Noun

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argus (plural arguses)

  1. A watchful guardian.
  2. An alert, observant person. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  3. Either of two species of pheasant of Southeast Asia having large ocellated tails.
  4. Any of various nymphalid butterflies, such as those of the genus Junonia, also called pansies.

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Latin

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Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

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  • Argus (alternative case form)

Adjective

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argus (feminine arga, neuter argum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of Argos, Argive

Etymology 2

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From Argus Panoptes, a many-eyed giant sent by Hera to guard Io.

Noun

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argus m (genitive argī); second declension

  1. (New Latin) a taxonomic epithet for an organism having many markings that look like eyes
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Declension
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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative argus argī
Genitive argī argōrum
Dative argō argīs
Accusative argum argōs
Ablative argō argīs
Vocative arge argī

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  • 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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hindi ख़रगोश (xargoś) or Urdu خرگوش.[1]

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argus (Jawi spelling ارݢوس, plural argus-argus, informal 1st possessive argusku, 2nd possessive argusmu, 3rd possessive argusnya)

  1. (especially Kedah and Penang) A guinea pig.
    Synonyms: tikus belanda, marmut

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  1. ^ 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

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Polish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἄργος (Árgos).

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Noun

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argus m pers

  1. (literary) argus (a watchful guardian)

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Noun

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argus m animal

  1. great argus (Argusianus argus)

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adjective
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Further reading

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  • argus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • argus in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French argus.

Noun

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argus m (plural arguși)

  1. argus

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