Argentina
Translingual
Etymology
Latin, feminine singular of argentinus (“silvery”)
Proper noun
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 notes
- The plant genus Argentina is in flux. It is likely an immediate sister to Potentilla, in which it had been included.
Hypernyms
- (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, eurosids I - clades; Rosales - order; Rosaceae - family; Rosoideae - subfamily; Potentilleae - tribe; Potentillinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus of fish): Argentina sphyraena - type species; for other species see
- (genus of plant): Argentina anserina - type species; for other species see
References
- Argentina at USDA Plants database
English
Etymology
From Latin argentum (“silver”) + the feminine of the adjectival suffix -īnus; in reference to the Río de la Plata ("silver river").
Pronunciation
Synonyms
- Argentine Confederation
- Argentine Nation
- Argentine Republic
- United Provinces of the River Plate
Coordinate terms
Related terms
Translations
Argentine Republic
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Catalan
Pronunciation
Czech
Pronunciation
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Danish
Estonian
Italian
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ar.ɡenˈtiː.na/, [ar.ɡɛnˈtiː.na]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ar.d͡ʒenˈti.na/, [ar.d͡ʒenˈtiː.na]
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Argentīna |
| Genitive | Argentīnae |
| Dative | Argentīnae |
| Accusative | Argentīnam |
| Ablative | Argentīnā |
| Vocative | Argentīna |
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑɾɡəntɪːnɑ/
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin argentum (“silver”) + the feminine of the adjectival suffix -īnus, in reference to the Río de la Plata.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑr.dʒenˈti.na/
Related terms
- argentinian
- argentiniană
Scottish Gaelic
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /arɡentǐːna/
- Hyphenation: Ar‧gen‧ti‧na
Declension
Declension of Argentina
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Argentina |
| genitive | Argentine |
| dative | Argentini |
| accusative | Argentinu |
| vocative | Argentino |
| locative | Argentini |
| instrumental | Argentinom |
Spanish
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /arxenˈtina/, [arxẽn̪ˈt̪ina]
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Turkmen
Uzbek
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