Argive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, from or pertaining to Argos.
  2. Greek.
noun
  1. An inhabitant of Argos.
  2. In the Homeric Iliad and Odyssey, and in later classical epics, an alternate name for an Achaean, or Greek in general.

Pronunciation

/ˈɑɹɡaɪv/ /ˈɑɹd͡ʒaɪv/ /ˈɑːɡaɪv/ /ˈɑːdʒaɪv/ /ˈɐːɡɒev/ /ˈɐːdʒɒev/

Word forms

Argive Argives

Etymology

From Latin Argīvus, from Ancient Greek Ἀργεῖος (Argeîos).

Synonyms

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