argénteo

See also: argenteo and argênteo

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥ǵn̥tom

Proto-Italic *argentom

Latin argentum

Proto-Indo-European *-éyos

Proto-Italic *-ejos

Proto-Italic *-eos

Latin -eus

Latin argenteusbor.

Spanish argénteo

Borrowed from Latin argenteus. Doublet of the inherited arienzo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈxenteo/ [aɾˈxẽn̪.t̪e.o]
• Rhymes: -enteo
• Syllabification: ar‧gén‧te‧o

Adjective

argénteo (feminine argéntea, masculine plural argénteos, feminine plural argénteas)

1. (formal) silver, silvery

   Synonym: plateado

Related terms

• argento

Further reading

• “argénteo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025