argyranche

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀργυράγχη (arguránkhē, “silver-quinsy”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ar.ɡyˈran.kʰeː/, [ärɡʏˈräŋkʰeː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ar.d͡ʒiˈran.ke/, [ärd͡ʒiˈräŋke]

Noun

argyranchē f (genitive argyranchēs); first declension

1. inability to speak as a result of bribery

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	argyranchē	argyranchae
Genitive	argyranchēs	argyranchārum
Dative	argyranchae	argyranchīs
Accusative	argyranchēn	argyranchās
Ablative	argyranchē	argyranchīs
Vocative	argyranchē	argyranchae

References

• “argyranche”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• argyranche in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.