argentus

== Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [arˈɡɛn.tʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [arˈd͡ʒɛn.tus] === Etymology 1 === From argentum (“silver”) +‎ -us. ==== Adjective ==== argentus (feminine argenta, neuter argentum); first/second-declension adjective (relational) silver; made of silver ===== Usage notes ===== The usual relational adjective for argentum (“silver”) in Classical Latin was argenteus. Some examples of argentus might be misspellings caused by accidental omission of the letter E. ===== Declension ===== First/second-declension adjective. === Etymology 2 === Ellipsis of nummus argentus (“silver coin”). ==== Noun ==== argentus m (genitive argentī); second declension silver coin ===== Declension ===== Second-declension noun. === References === "argentus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)