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Latin
Etymology
Named for the circumstance that the Argonauts were believed to have touched there on their return voyage, while sailing in quest of Circe.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Argōus Portus m sg (variously declined, genitive Argōī Portūs); second declension, fourth declension
- a harbour on the northern coast of Elba, now Portoferraio
Declension
Second-declension noun with a fourth-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
References
- “ARGO´US PORTUS”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly