argentus
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /arˈɡen.tus/, [ärˈɡɛn̪t̪ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /arˈd͡ʒen.tus/, [ärˈd͡ʒɛn̪t̪us]
Etymology 1
From argentum (“silver”) + -us.
Adjective
argentus (feminine argenta, neuter argentum); first/second-declension adjective
- (relational) silver; made of silver
Usage notes
- The usual relational adjective for argentum (“silver”) in Classical Latin was argenteus. Some examples of argentus might be misspellings caused by accidental omission of the letter E.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | argentus | argenta | argentum | argentī | argentae | argenta | |
| Genitive | argentī | argentae | argentī | argentōrum | argentārum | argentōrum | |
| Dative | argentō | argentō | argentīs | ||||
| Accusative | argentum | argentam | argentum | argentōs | argentās | argenta | |
| Ablative | argentō | argentā | argentō | argentīs | |||
| Vocative | argente | argenta | argentum | argentī | argentae | argenta | |
Etymology 2
Ellipsis of nummus argentus (“silver coin”).
Noun
argentus m (genitive argentī); second declension
- silver coin
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | argentus | argentī |
| Genitive | argentī | argentōrum |
| Dative | argentō | argentīs |
| Accusative | argentum | argentōs |
| Ablative | argentō | argentīs |
| Vocative | argente | argentī |
References
- argentus 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)