Argous Portus
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named for the circumstance that the Argonauts were believed to have touched there on their return voyage, while sailing in quest of Circe.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /arˈɡoː.us ˈpor.tus/, [ärˈɡoːʊs̠ ˈpɔrt̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /arˈɡo.us ˈpor.tus/, [ärˈɡɔːus ˈpɔrt̪us]
Proper noun
[edit]Argōus Portus m sg (genitive Argōī Portūs); variously declined, second declension, fourth declension
- a harbour on the northern coast of Elba, now Portoferraio
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun with a fourth-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Argōus Portus |
| genitive | Argōī Portūs |
| dative | Argōō Portuī |
| accusative | Argōum Portum |
| ablative | Argōō Portū |
| vocative | Argōe Portus |
| locative | Argōī Portū |
References
[edit]- “ARGO´US PORTUS”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly