argid

See also: argið

English

Noun

argid (plural argids)

  1. (zoology) Any member of the Argidae.

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish argat (“silver”), from Proto-Celtic *argantom (compare Welsh arian), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- (“to shine”) (compare Latin argentum (“silver”)).

Noun

argid m (genitive singular argid, plural argidyn)

  1. money
  2. silver
    Ta’n airh ny strimmey na’n argid
    The gold is heavier than the silver.

Derived terms
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