Argo
English
Etymology
From Latin Argo, from Ancient Greek Ἀργώ (Argṓ), the mythical ship of the Argonauts.
Proper noun
Argo
- (Greek mythology) The ship in which Jason and the Argonauts sailed on their quest for the Golden Fleece.
- (astronomy) Argo Navis, a large constellation in the southern hemisphere, now divided into Carina, Puppis, and Vela.
Translations
Estonian
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀργώ (Argṓ), the mythical ship of the Argonauts.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈar.ɡoː/, [ˈärɡoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈar.ɡo/, [ˈärɡo]
Declension
- Only the nominative and accusative Argō and the genitive Argūs are attested.
Fourth-declension noun (all cases except the genitive singular in -ō), singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Argō |
Genitive | Argūs |
Dative | Argō |
Accusative | Argō |
Ablative | Argō |
Vocative | Argō |
Descendants
- English: Argo
References
- “Argo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Argō in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 159/3.
- “Argo”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
Further reading
Argo on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈaʁ.ɡu/ [ˈaɦ.ɡu]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈaɾ.ɡu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈaʁ.ɡu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈaɻ.ɡo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈaɾ.ɡu/ [ˈaɾ.ɣu]
Proper noun
Argo m
Related terms
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaɾɡo/ [ˈaɾ.ɣ̞o]
- Rhymes: -aɾɡo
- Syllabification: Ar‧go
Related terms
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