Argentina

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See also: argentina, argentína, Argentína, Argentīna, Argentīnā, Argentiną, and Arġentina

Translingual

Argentina sphyraena
Argentina anserina

Etymology

Latin, feminine singular of argentinus (“silvery”)

Proper noun

Argentina f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Argentinidae – herring smelts.
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – silverweeds and, possibly, some typical cinquefoils.

Usage notes

  • The plant genus Argentina is in flux. It is likely an immediate sister to Potentilla, in which it had been included.

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English

Etymology

From Latin argentum (“silver”) + the feminine of the adjectival suffix -īnus; in reference to the Río de la Plata ("silver river").

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɑː.d͡ʒənˈtiː.nə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌɑɹ.d͡ʒənˈti.nə/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːnə

Proper noun

Argentina

  2. A country in South America. Official name: Argentine Republic. Capital: Buenos Aires.
    Synonyms: Argentine Confederation, Argentine Nation, Argentine Republic, United Provinces of the River Plate

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Anagrams

Catalan

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Argentina f

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)

Derived terms

Further reading

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Proper noun

Argentina

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)

Central Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Argentina.

Proper noun

Argentina

  1. (Amecameca, Cholula, Milpa Alta, Texcoco and Tlaxcala) Argentina (a country in South America)

Czech

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Argentina, from Latin argentum (“silver”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Argentina f (related adjective argentinský, demonym Argentinec, female demonym Argentinka)

  1. Argentina (a country in South America; official name: Argentinská republika)

Declension

Declension of Argentina (sg-only hard feminine)
singular
nominative Argentina
genitive Argentiny
dative Argentině
accusative Argentinu
vocative Argentino
locative Argentině
instrumental Argentinou

See also

Further reading

  • “Argentina”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
  • “Argentina”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “Argentina” in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2024, slovnikcestiny.cz
  • “Argentina”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Danish

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Proper noun

Argentina

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)

Estonian

Proper noun

Argentina

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)

Italian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Argentina, from Latin argentum (“silver”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ar.d͡ʒenˈti.na/
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Hyphenation: Ar‧gen‧tì‧na

Proper noun

Argentina f

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)

Anagrams

Latin

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Etymology

Calque of Spanish Argentina, from argentum (“silver”) + -īna.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Argentīna f sg (genitive Argentīnae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) Argentina (a country in South America)

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Argentīna
genitive Argentīnae
dative Argentīnae
accusative Argentīnam
ablative Argentīnā
vocative Argentīna

Lithuanian

 Argentina on Lithuanian Wikipedia
Argentinà

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Argentina, from Latin argentum (“silver”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: Ar‧gen‧ti‧na

Proper noun

Argentinà f (uncountable, related adjective argentiniẽtiškas or argentìniškas, demonym argentiniẽtis, female demonym argentiniẽtė) stress pattern 2

  1. Argentina (a country in South America; official name: Argentìnos Respùblika)

Declension

    Declension of Argentinà
nominative Argentinà
genitive Argentìnos
dative Argentìnai
accusative Argentìną
instrumental Argentinà
locative Argentìnoje
vocative Argentìna

See also

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Argentina

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Proper noun

Argentina

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)

Occitan

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Proper noun

Argentina f

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)

Portuguese

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Etymology

    Borrowed from Spanish Argentina, from Latin argentum (“silver”).

    Pronunciation

     

    Proper noun

    Argentina f

    1. Argentina (a country in South America; official name: República Argentina)

    Descendants

    • → Hunsrik: Arschentina

    See also

    Romanian

    Romanian Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Etymology

    From Latin argentum (“silver”) + the feminine of the adjectival suffix -īnus, in reference to the Río de la Plata.

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Argentina f (genitive and dative Argentinei)

    1. Argentina (a country in South America)

    Serbo-Croatian

    Serbo-Croatian Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /arɡentǐːna/
    • Hyphenation: Ar‧gen‧ti‧na

    Proper noun

    Argentína f (Cyrillic spelling Аргенти́на)

    1. Argentina (a country in South America)

    Declension

    Declension of Argentina
    singular
    nominative Argentina
    genitive Argentine
    dative Argentini
    accusative Argentinu
    vocative Argentino
    locative Argentini
    instrumental Argentinom

    Spanish

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    Etymology

      From argentino (“silvery”), in reference to the Río de la Plata ("silver river"), since first European explorers, looking for gold and silver, thought it looked like silver because of the reflection of sunlight.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /aɾxenˈtina/
      • Audio (Peru); “Argentina; capital: Buenos Aires”:(file)
      • Rhymes: -ina
      • Syllabification: Ar‧gen‧ti‧na

      Proper noun

      Argentina f

      1. Argentina (a country in South America)

      Usage notes

      • The definite article is optional when one refers to Argentina in Spanish (i.e. la Argentina). It is mostly used in Argentina and Uruguay.

      Anagrams

      Swahili

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      Alternative forms

      Pronunciation

      Proper noun

      Argentina

      1. Argentina (a country in South America)

      Swedish

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      Etymology

      From Latin argentum (“silver”) + the feminine of the adjectival suffix -īnus; in reference to the Río de la Plata ("silver river").

      Pronunciation

      Proper noun

      Argentina n (genitive Argentinas)

      1. Argentina (a country in South America)

      References

      Turkmen

      Turkmen Wikipedia has an article on:
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      Proper noun

      Argentina

      1. Argentina (a country in South America)

      Uzbek

      Uzbek Wikipedia has an article on:
      Wikipedia uz

      Proper noun

      Argentina

      1. Argentina (a country in South America)

      Western Huasteca Nahuatl

      Proper noun

      Argentina

      1. Argentina (a country in South America)
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