Argus

See also: argus

English

Alternative forms

• Argos

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἄργος (Árgos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːɡəs/

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

Translations

giant with many eyes

• Finnish: Argos
• Greek: Άργος (el) m (Árgos)
• Manx: Argus m
• 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

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Ar‧gus

Proper noun

Argus m

1. Argus

Derived terms

• argusoog

Latin

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Ἄργος (Árgos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈar.ɡus/, [ˈärɡʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈar.ɡus/, [ˈärɡus]

Proper noun

Argus m sg (genitive Argī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) Argus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	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) IPA^(key): /ˈar.ɡuːs/, [ˈärɡuːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈar.ɡus/, [ˈärɡus]

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

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄργος (Árgos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈar.ɡus/

• Audio

  (file)

• 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