Argus

See also: argus

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἄργος (Árgos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːɡəs/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Proper noun

Argus

  1. (Greek mythology) A mythical being, also called Argos or Argus Panoptes, with many eyes, a watchman who served Hera; his eyes were later transplanted to the peacock's tail.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

Argus (plural Arguses)

  1. Alternative form of argus (watchful guardian).

Further reading

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Argus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑr.ɣʏs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ar‧gus

Proper noun

Argus m

  1. Argus

Derived terms

Latin

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Ἄργος (Árgos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Argus m sg (genitive Argī); second declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Argus
Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Argus
genitive Argī
dative Argō
accusative Argum
ablative Argō
vocative Arge

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Argūs

  1. genitive singular of Argō

References

  • Argus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Argus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἄργος (Árgos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈar.ɡus/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -arɡus
  • Syllabification: Ar‧gus
  • Homophone: argus

Noun

Argus m pers

  1. (Greek mythology) Argus

Declension

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

  • Argus in Polish dictionaries at PWN