Argos
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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἄργος (Árgos).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑːɡɒs/, /ˈɑːɡəs/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑɹˌɡɑs/, /ˈɑɹɡəs/
Proper noun
Argos (plural Argoses)
- A city in the Peloponnese, Greece.
- (Greek mythology) The dog of Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey.
- (Greek mythology) Alternative form of Argus (“many-eyed servant of Hera”).
- A town in Indiana; named for the city in Greece.
- A river in Murcia, Spain; flowing from Caravaca de la Cruz into the Segura at Calasparra.
Related terms
Translations
city in Greece
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Anagrams
Catalan
Proper noun
Argos m
Latin
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Argos n sg (indeclinable, no genitive)
- alternative form of Argī (“Argos”)
Declension
Indeclinable noun (used only in the nominative and accusative), singular only.
| singular | |
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| nominative | Argos |
| genitive | — |
| dative | — |
| accusative | Argos |
| ablative | — |
| vocative | — |
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Argōs
- accusative of Argī
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Ar‧gos
Proper noun
Argos ?
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Argos f