ἀργυρῖτις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄργυρος (árguros, silver) + -ῖτις (-îtis).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀργῠρῖτῐς • (argurîtis) f (genitive ἀργῠρῑ́τῐδος); third declension

  1. silver ore
  2. mercury (Mercurialis annua)
    Synonym: λινόζωστις (linózōstis)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Translingual: Argyritis

Further reading

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