argus
See also: Argus
English
Etymology
Special use of Argus, a many-eyed mythological figure.
Noun
argus (plural arguses)
- A watchful guardian.
- An alert, observant person. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (ornithology) Either of two species of pheasant of Southeast Asia having large ocellated tails.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.. Also called pansies.
Translations
alert, observant person
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Anagrams
Latin
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
- Argus (alternative case form)
Adjective
argus (feminine arga, neuter argum); first/second-declension adjective
Etymology 2
From Argus Panoptes, a many-eyed giant sent by Hera to guard Io.
Noun
argus m (genitive argī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | argus | argī |
Genitive | argī | argōrum |
Dative | argō | argīs |
Accusative | argum | argōs |
Ablative | argō | argīs |
Vocative | arge | argī |
Usage notes
- Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.
References
- argus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- “argus”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[1]
- “argus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “argus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray