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.
Derived terms
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
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