ἄργυρος

See also: άργυρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ-. Cognates include Sanskrit अर्जुन (árjuna), Latin argentum and Old Armenian արծաթ (arcatʿ).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ᾰ̓́ργῠρος • (árguros) m (genitive ᾰ̓ργῠ́ρου); second declension

(Epic, Attic, Ionic, Koine)
  1. silver
  2. money

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ὑδράργυρος (hudrárguros)

Descendants

See also

References

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