Ἄργος

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Ancient Greek[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

 

Etymology 1[edit]

Usually said to be related to ἀργός (argós, bright, shining).

According to Gamkrelidze's hypothesis, ultimately from Proto-Georgian-Zan *egr- (~ western Georgia) (cf. Mingrelian მ-არგ-ალი (m-arg-ali, Mingrelian), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *m-egr-el-i), a toponym allegedly picked up by the linguistic ancestors of Greeks during their theoretical migration from near the Caucasus, along with Ἀργοναύτης (Argonaútēs) and Ἀργολίς (Argolís).[1] Few other scholars support the proto-Greeks' migration through the Caucasus and Asia Minor, however.

Proper noun[edit]

Ἄργος (Árgosn (genitive Ἄργεος or Ἄργους); third declension

  1. Argos
  2. Name of a Doric tribal confederation
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Descendants[edit]
  • Greek: Άργος (Árgos)
  • Latin: Argos

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gamkrelidze, Th. V.; Ivanov, V. V. (1995) Indo-European and the Indo-Europeans. A Reconstruction and Historical Analysis of a Proto-Language and Proto-Culture. Part I: The Text (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 80), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, pages 802–803

Etymology 2[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Ἄργος (Árgosm (genitive Ἄργου); second declension

  1. Argus
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