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]

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. Capital: Buenos Aires.
    Synonyms: Argentine Confederation, Argentine Nation, Argentine Republic, United Provinces of the River Plate

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Catalan[edit]

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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; official name: 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).

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Argentina f

  1. Argentina (a country in South America; official name: 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 and silver, thought it looked like silver because of the reflection of sunlight.

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)