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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄργιλος (Árgilos).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Argilus m sg (genitive Argilī); second declension
- A city of Macedonia situated between Amphipolis and Bromiscus
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
References
- Argilos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Argilus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly