Argentina

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Translingual[edit]

Argentina sphyraena
Argentina anserina

Etymology[edit]

Latin, feminine singular of argentinus (silvery)

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Argentina f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Argentinidae – herring smelts.
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – silverweeds and, possibly, some typical cinquefoils.

Usage notes[edit]

  • The plant genus Argentina is in flux. It is likely an immediate sister to Potentilla, in which it had been included.

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

From Latin argentum (silver) + the feminine of the adjectival suffix -īnus; in reference to the Río de la Plata ("silver river").

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɑː.d͡ʒən.ˈtiː.nə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌɑɹ.d͡ʒən.ˈti.nə/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iːnə

Proper noun[edit]

Argentina

  1. A country in South America. Official name: Argentine Republic.
    Synonyms: Argentine Confederation, Argentine Nation, Argentine Republic, United Provinces of the River Plate

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Catalan[edit]

Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ca

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Argentina f

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)

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Central Huasteca Nahuatl[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Argentina

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)

Central Nahuatl[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish Argentina.

Proper noun[edit]

Argentina

  1. (Amecameca, Cholula, Milpa Alta, Texcoco and Tlaxcala) Argentina (a country in South America)

Czech[edit]

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia cs

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish Argentina, from Latin argentum (silver).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈarɡɛntɪna]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪna
  • Hyphenation: Ar‧gen‧ti‧na

Proper noun[edit]

Argentina f (related adjective argentinský, demonym Argentinec, female demonym Argentinka)

  1. Argentina (a country in South America; capital: Buenos Aires)
    Synonym: Argentinská republika

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Further reading[edit]

  • Argentina in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
  • Argentina in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • Argentina in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012-, slovnikcestiny.cz
  • Argentina in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish[edit]

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia da

Proper noun[edit]

Argentina

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)

Estonian[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Argentina

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish Argentina, from Latin argentum (silver).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ar.d͡ʒenˈti.na/
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Hyphenation: Ar‧gen‧tì‧na

Proper noun[edit]

Argentina f

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)

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Latin[edit]

Latin Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia la

Etymology[edit]

Calque of Spanish Argentina, from argentum (silver) + -īna.

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Proper noun[edit]

Argentīna f sg (genitive Argentīnae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) Argentina (a country in South America)

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Argentīna
Genitive Argentīnae
Dative Argentīnae
Accusative Argentīnam
Ablative Argentīnā
Vocative Argentīna

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Lithuanian[edit]

Lithuanian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia lt

Proper noun[edit]

Argentìna f

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

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Argentina

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Proper noun[edit]

Argentina

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)

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Occitan[edit]

Occitan Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia oc

Proper noun[edit]

Argentina f

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)

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Portuguese[edit]

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pt

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish Argentina, from Latin argentum (silver).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

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Argentina f

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)
    Synonym: República Argentina

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Romanian[edit]

Romanian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ro

Etymology[edit]

From Latin argentum (silver) + the feminine of the adjectival suffix -īnus, in reference to the Río de la Plata.

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Argentina f (genitive and dative Argentinei)

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)

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Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /arɡentǐːna/
  • Hyphenation: Ar‧gen‧ti‧na

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Argentína f (Cyrillic spelling Аргенти́на)

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)

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Spanish[edit]

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es

Etymology[edit]

From Latin argentum (silver) + the feminine of the adjectival suffix -īnus, in reference to the Río de la Plata ("silver river"), since first European explorers, looking for gold, silver, watching it from the sea, it looked shining like silver because of the sunlight reflex.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aɾxenˈtina/ [aɾ.xẽn̪ˈt̪i.na]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: Ar‧gen‧ti‧na

Proper noun[edit]

Argentina f

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)

Usage notes[edit]

  • The definite article is optional when one refers to Argentina in Spanish (i.e. la Argentina). It is mostly used in Argentina and Uruguay.

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Argentina

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)

Swedish[edit]

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Etymology[edit]

From Latin argentum (silver) + the feminine of the adjectival suffix -īnus; in reference to the Río de la Plata ("silver river").

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Argentina n (genitive Argentinas)

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)

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Turkmen[edit]

Turkmen Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia tk

Proper noun[edit]

Argentina

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)

Uzbek[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Argentina

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)

Western Huasteca Nahuatl[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Argentina

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)