Argus

See also: argus

English

Alternative forms

• Argos

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄργος (Árgos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːɡəs/

• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

Argus

1. (Greek mythology) A mythical being, also called Argos or Argus Panoptes, with many eyes, a watchman who served Hera; his eyes were later transplanted to the peacock's tail.

Derived terms

• Argus-eyed
• Argus-like/Arguslike

Translations

giant with many eyes

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿耳戈斯 (zh) (Ā‘ěrgēsī)

• Finnish: Argos
• Greek: Άργος (el) m (Árgos)
• Manx: Argus m
• Marathi: आर्गस m (ārgas), आर्गोस m (ārgos)
• Polish: Argus (pl) m
• Portuguese: Argo (pt) m
• Russian: А́ргус (ru) m (Árgus)

Noun

Argus (plural Arguses)

1. Alternative form of argus (“watchful guardian”).

Further reading

• Argus Panoptes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

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

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Argus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑr.ɣʏs/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Ar‧gus

Proper noun

Argus m

1. Argus

Derived terms

• argusoog

Latin

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄργος (Árgos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈar.ɡʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈar.ɡus]

Proper noun

Argus m sg (genitive Argī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) Argus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Argus
genitive	Argī
dative	Argō
accusative	Argum
ablative	Argō
vocative	Arge

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈar.ɡuːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈar.ɡus]

Proper noun

Argūs

1. genitive singular of Argō

References

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

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἄργος (Árgos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈar.ɡus/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -arɡus
• Syllabification: Ar‧gus
• Homophone: argus

Noun

Argus m pers

1. (Greek mythology) Argus

Declension

Declension of Argus

	singular
nominative	Argus
genitive	Argusa
dative	Argusowi
accusative	Argusa
instrumental	Argusem
locative	Argusie
vocative	Argusie

Derived terms

adjective

• argusowy

nouns

• argus
• argusowe oko

Further reading

• “Argus”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)