argentus

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /arˈɡen.tus/, [ärˈɡɛn̪t̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /arˈd͡ʒen.tus/, [ärˈd͡ʒɛn̪t̪us]

Etymology 1

From argentum (“silver”) +‎ -us.

Adjective

argentus (feminine argenta, neuter argentum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (relational) silver; made of silver

Usage notes

• The usual relational adjective for argentum (“silver”) in Classical Latin was argenteus. Some examples of argentus might be misspellings caused by accidental omission of the letter E.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	argentus	argenta	argentum		argentī	argentae	argenta
genitive	argentī	argentae	argentī		argentōrum	argentārum	argentōrum
dative	argentō	argentae	argentō		argentīs
accusative	argentum	argentam	argentum		argentōs	argentās	argenta
ablative	argentō	argentā	argentō		argentīs
vocative	argente	argenta	argentum		argentī	argentae	argenta

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of nummus argentus (“silver coin”).

Noun

argentus m (genitive argentī); second declension

1. silver coin

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	argentus	argentī
genitive	argentī	argentōrum
dative	argentō	argentīs
accusative	argentum	argentōs
ablative	argentō	argentīs
vocative	argente	argentī

References

• "argentus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)