argus

See also: Argus

English

Etymology

Special use of Argus, a many-eyed mythological figure.

Noun

argus (plural arguses)

1. A watchful guardian.
2. An alert, observant person. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
3. Either of two species of pheasant of Southeast Asia having large ocellated tails.
4. Any of various nymphalid butterflies, such as those of the genus Junonia, also called pansies.

Derived terms

• argus pheasant
• blue argus (Junonia orithya)
• brown argus (Aricia agestis)
• chocolate argus (Junonia iphita)
• meadow argus (Junonia villida)
• northern brown argus (Aricia artaxerxes)
• Scotch argus (Erebia aethiops)

 

Translations

alert, observant person

• Finnish: argos
• Hungarian: árgus (hu)
• Polish: argus m

Anagrams

• Guras, Sugar, gaurs, guars, ragus, ragùs, sugar

Latin

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• Argus (alternative case form)

Adjective

argus (feminine arga, neuter argum); first/second-declension adjective

1. of Argos, Argive

Etymology 2

From Argus Panoptes, a many-eyed giant sent by Hera to guard Io.

Noun

argus m (genitive argī); second declension

1. (New Latin) a taxonomic epithet for an organism having many markings that look like eyes

Usage notes

• Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	argus	argī
genitive	argī	argōrum
dative	argō	argīs
accusative	argum	argōs
ablative	argō	argīs
vocative	arge	argī

References

• argus 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)
• “argus”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎^[1]
• “argus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “argus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Malay

Alternative forms

• arkus

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi ख़रगोश (xargoś) or Urdu خرگوش.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arɡus/
• Rhymes: -ɡus, -us

Noun

argus (Jawi spelling ارݢوس, plural argus-argus, informal 1st possessive argusku, 2nd possessive argusmu, 3rd possessive argusnya)

1. (especially Kedah and Penang) A guinea pig.

   Synonyms: tikus belanda, marmut

Further reading

• “argus” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἄργος (Árgos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈar.ɡus/

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• Rhymes: -arɡus
• Syllabification: ar‧gus
• Homophone: Argus

Noun

argus m pers

1. (literary) argus (a watchful guardian)

Declension

Declension of argus

	singular	plural
nominative	argus	argusowie
genitive	argusa	argusów
dative	argusowi	argusom
accusative	argusa	argusów
instrumental	argusem	argusami
locative	argusie	argusach
vocative	argusie	argusowie

Noun

argus m animal

1. great argus (Argusianus argus)

Declension

Declension of argus

	singular	plural
nominative	argus	argusy
genitive	argusa	argusów
dative	argusowi	argusom
accusative	argusa	argusy
instrumental	argusem	argusami
locative	argusie	argusach
vocative	argusie	argusy

Derived terms

adjective

• argusowy

 

noun

• argusowe oko

 

Related terms

noun

• Argus

 

Further reading

• argus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• argus in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French argus.

Noun

argus m (plural arguși)

1. argus

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	argus	argusul		arguși	argușii
genitive-dative	argus	argusului		arguși	argușilor
vocative	argusule			argușilor