Argolis

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek Ἀργολίς (Argolís).

Proper noun[edit]

Argolis

  1. A regional unit in eastern Peloponnese, Greece, which has its modern capital at Nafplio. Its original capital was at Argos.
    Synonyms: Argolid, Argolida

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀργολίς (Argolís).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Argolis f sg (genitive Argolidis); third declension

  1. An ancient region in Greece

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Argolis
Genitive Argolidis
Dative Argolidī
Accusative Argolidem
Ablative Argolide
Vocative Argolis

References[edit]

  • Argolis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Argos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Argolis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly