argent

== English == === Alternative forms === arg., a. (heraldry) === Etymology === From Middle English argent, from Old French argent m (“silver”), from Latin argentum n (“white money, silver”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑːdʒənt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑɹd͡ʒənt/ Hyphenation: ar‧gent Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)dʒənt === Noun === argent (countable and uncountable, plural argents) (archaic) The metal silver. (heraldry) The white or silver tincture on a coat of arms. (archaic or poetic) Whiteness; anything that is white. A moth of the genus Argyresthia. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === argent (not comparable) Of silver or silver-coloured. (heraldry) Of white or silver tincture on a coat of arms. ==== Synonyms ==== blanc, silver ==== Translations ==== === Quotations === 1818, Two wings this orb / Possess'd for glory, two fair argent wings — John Keats, Hyperion 1819, At length burst in the argent revelry, / With plume, tiara, and all rich array, / Numerous as shadows haunting fairily / The brain — John Keats, The Eve of St Agnes 1967, Argent I craft you as the star / Of flower-shut evening — John Berryman, Berryman's Sonnets === Derived terms === === Related terms === Ag (chemical symbol for silver) === See also === Appendix:Colors === Anagrams === Tanger, Garnet, garnet, Granet, Gretna, gerant, Gernat == Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin argentum n. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ərˈʒe̞n] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ərˈʒent] IPA(key): (Central) [ərˈʒen] IPA(key): (Valencia) [aɾˈd͡ʒent] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [arˈʒen] Hyphenation: ar‧gent === Noun === argent m (uncountable) silver Synonym: plata (heraldry) argent (figurative) money, cash Synonyms: calé, diner ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “argent”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “argent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “argent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “argent”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Franco-Provençal == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin argentum n. === Noun === argent m (ORB, broad) silver money fortune, riches === References === argent in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca argent in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French argent m, from Old French argent m, from Latin argentum n, according to the TLFi etymological dictionary, a borrowing). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aʁ.ʒɑ̃/ Hyphenation: ar‧gent === Noun === argent m (plural argents) silver money, cash Synonyms: see Thesaurus:argent (heraldry) argent (white in heraldry) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: ⇒ (money) lajan, (silver) ajan ⇒ Louisiana Creole: larjên ⇒ Mauritian Creole: larzan ⇒ Réunion Creole French: larzan, larjan (High Creole) → Asturian: arxán === Further reading === “argent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 “argent”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse “argent” in Dico en ligne Le Robert. === Anagrams === ganter garent gérant grenat ragent régnât Tanger == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French argent m. === Noun === argent m (plural argens or argentz) silver (metal) silver (color) ==== Descendants ==== French: argent mHaitian Creole: ⇒ (money) lajan, (silver) ajan⇒ Louisiana Creole: larjên⇒ Mauritian Creole: larzan⇒ Réunion Creole French: larzan, larjan (High Creole)→ Asturian: arxán == Norman == === Alternative forms === ergent (continental Normandy) ardjã (Sark) === Etymology === From Old French argent m, from Latin argentum n, possibly a borrowing. === Noun === argent m (uncountable) silver (Jersey) snow-in-summer ==== Derived terms ==== argent comptant (“cash”) argentchi (“silversmith”) vif-argent (“mercury, quicksilver”) == Occitan == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Occitan argent m, from Latin argentum n. Compare cognates Catalan argent m, French argent m, and Piedmontese argent m. === Pronunciation === (Languedoc) IPA(key): [aɾˈd͡ʒen] (Limousin) IPA(key): [aʁˈd͡zɛ̃ⁿ] (Niçard) IPA(key): [aʀ.ˈd͡ʒɛ̃(ŋ)] === Noun === argent m (plural argents) silver == Old French == === Alternative forms === arjant === Etymology === From Latin argentum n. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (early) /aɾˈd͡ʒent/ IPA(key): (late) /aɾˈʒant/ === Noun === argent oblique singular, m (oblique plural argenz or argentz, nominative singular argenz or argentz, nominative plural argent) silver (metal) silver (colour) ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: argent mFrench: argent mHaitian Creole: ⇒ (money) lajan, (silver) ajan⇒ Louisiana Creole: larjên⇒ Mauritian Creole: larzan⇒ Réunion Creole French: larzan, larjan (High Creole)→ Asturian: arxán Norman: argent, ergent, ardjã m Walloon: ardjint → Middle English: argent English: argent == Old Occitan == === Alternative forms === argen === Etymology === Inherited from Latin argentum. === Noun === argent m (oblique plural argents, nominative singular argents, nominative plural argent) silver ==== Descendants ==== Occitan: argent → Old Spanish: argent === References === Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “argentum”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 25: Refonte Apaideutos–Azymus, page 192 == Old Spanish == === Etymology === From Old Occitan argent, from Latin argentum n. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aɾˈʒent/ === Noun === argent m (usually uncountable) silver Synonym: plata f == Piedmontese == === Etymology === Ultimately inherited from Latin argentum n. Compare cognates Occitan argent m, Catalan argent m, Friulian arint m, Lombard arsgent, Italian argento m, and French argent m. === Pronunciation === === Noun === argent silver