argentus
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [arˈɡɛn.tʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [arˈd͡ʒɛn̪.t̪us]
Etymology 1
From argentum (“silver”) + -us.
Adjective
argentus (feminine argenta, neuter argentum); first/second-declension adjective
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.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | argentus | argenta | argentum | argentī | argentae | argenta | |
| genitive | argentī | argentae | argentī | argentōrum | argentārum | argentōrum | |
| dative | argentō | argentae | 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
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| 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)