argutus

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Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of arguō.

Pronunciation

Adjective

argūtus (feminine argūta, neuter argūtum, comparative argūtior, superlative argūtissimus, adverb argūtē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. expressive
  2. lively
  3. clear-sounding, noisy
  4. talkative, loquacious
  5. (of smell and taste) sharp, pungent
  6. acute, sagacious, witty
  7. sly, cunning, artful

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative argūtus argūta argūtum argūtī argūtae argūta
genitive argūtī argūtae argūtī argūtōrum argūtārum argūtōrum
dative argūtō argūtae argūtō argūtīs
accusative argūtum argūtam argūtum argūtōs argūtās argūta
ablative argūtō argūtā argūtō argūtīs
vocative argūte argūta argūtum argūtī argūtae argūta

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Italian: arguto
  • Portuguese: arguto

References

  • argutus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • argutus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • argutus in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
  • argutus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.