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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἄργῠρος (árgŭros, “silver”) or ἀργός (argós, “shing white, brilliant”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- (“brilliant white”). Cognate of Sanskrit अर्जुन (árjuna).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ar.ɡyn.nís/ → /ar.ʝynˈnis/ → /ar.ʝiˈnis/
Proper noun
Ἀργῠννῐ́ς • (Argŭnnĭ́s) f (genitive Ἀργῠννῐ́δος); third declension
- an epithet for Aphrodite used at one of her temples, Ἀργύννιον (Argúnnion), in Boeotia
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References
- Ἀργυννίς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- Kölligan, Daniel. “Aphrodite of the dawn: indo-european heritage in greek divine epithets and theonyms.” Letras Clássicas 11.11 (2014): 105-134.