argenteus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin argenteus (“of silver”).

Noun

argenteus (plural argentei)

  1. A silver coin, minted in the Roman Empire between 294 and 310, weighing approximately 3 scruples.

Translations

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Latin

Etymology

From argentum +‎ -eus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /arˈɡen.te.us/, [arˈɡɛn.te.ʊs]

Adjective

argenteus (feminine argentea, neuter argenteum); first/second declension

  1. silvern, silvery

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative argenteus argentea argenteum argenteī argenteae argentea
Genitive argenteī argenteae argenteī argenteōrum argenteārum argenteōrum
Dative argenteō argenteae argenteō argenteīs argenteīs argenteīs
Accusative argenteum argenteam argenteum argenteōs argenteās argentea
Ablative argenteō argenteā argenteō argenteīs argenteīs argenteīs
Vocative argentee argentea argenteum argenteī argenteae argentea

Derived terms
  • nummus argenteus

Descendants

References
  • argenteus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • argenteus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • argenteus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • argenteus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • argenteus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • argenteus in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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