LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

argenteus

argenteus (feminine argentea, neuter argenteum)
Classical[arˈɡɛn.te.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[arˈd͡ʒɛn.te.us]
Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. adjectivesilvern, silvery

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

colōre argentī; lūna argentea.
argenteus -a -um — in Mille Verba, Colōrēs

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeargenteusargenteaargenteum
genitiveargenteīargenteaeargenteī
dativeargenteōargenteaeargenteō
accusativeargenteumargenteamargenteum
ablativeargenteōargenteāargenteō
vocativeargenteeargenteaargenteum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeargenteīargenteaeargentea
genitiveargenteōrumargenteārumargenteōrum
dativeargenteīsargenteīsargenteīs
accusativeargenteōsargenteāsargentea
ablativeargenteīsargenteīsargenteīs
vocativeargenteīargenteaeargentea

argentĕus, a, um, adj. argentum.
I. Of or from silver, made of silver (cf. argentum, I. A.): polubrum, Liv. And. ap. Non. p. 544, 23: aquila, Cic. Cat. 1, 9, 24: brattea, Plin. 37, 7, 31, § 105: phalerae, id. 8, 5, 5, § 12: vasa, Hor. S. 2, 7, 73; so Vulg. Gen. 24, 53; ib. 2 Tim. 2, 20; Tac. G. 5: Triton, Suet. Claud. 21 fin.: dei, Vulg. Dan. 5, 4: leones, ib. 1 Par. 28, 17: simulacra, ib. Apoc. 9, 20: nummus, Plin. 33, 3, 13, § 47; so Vulg. 1 Reg. 2, 36: denarius, Plin. 19, 3, 15, § 38; also absol. argenteus, Tac. G. 5; so Vulg. Gen. 20, 16; ib. Matt. 26, 15 al.—
II. Metaph.
A. Adorned with silver, = argentatus: scaena, Cic. Mur. 19 fin.: acies, Liv. 10, 39 (cf. a little before: per picta atque aurata scuta; and v. argentatus, I.).—
B. Of a white, silver color, silvery: niveis argentea pennis Ales, Ov. M. 2, 536: color, id. ib. 10, 213; so, fons, id. ib. 3, 407: undae, Plin. 4, 8, 15, § 31: lilia, Prop. 5, 4, 25: anser, Verg. A. 8, 655: crinis, Plin. 2, 25, 22, § 90 al.—
C. Of the silver age: subiit argentea proles, Auro deterior, fulvo pretiosior aere, Ov. M. 1, 114.—
III. In comic style, of or from money (cf. argentum, I. B. 2.): salus, a silver salutation, Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 44 sq.: amica tua facta est argentea, is turned into money, i. e. has been sold, id. ib. 1, 3, 113.
Argentĕus, a, um, adj.,
I. a standing epithet of a river in Gallia Narbonensis, now Argents: flumen Argenteum, Lepidus ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 34, 1: amnis Argenteus, Plin. 3, 4, 5, § 35; with a tēte du pont and castle: Pons Argenteus, Lepidus ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 34, B.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ŕ̥ǵn̥tom
  3. Proto-Italic*argentom
  4. Latinargenteus

Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin argenteus From argentum + -eus.

Borrowings
  • Englishargenteous
  • Englishargenteus
  • Italianargenteo
  • Portugueseargênteo
  • Spanishargénteo
Occitano-Romance
  • Catalanargenç
Ibero-Romance
  • Spanisharienzofrom Old Spanish arienço
  • Old Galician-Portuguesearenço

In English words that came into English from argenteus

  • argenteusargenteus
  • argenteousargenteus
  • aranzadaargenteus

Quick answers

What does argenteus mean in Latin?
argenteus, a adjective, means “silvern, silvery”.
How do you pronounce argenteus?
In classical Latin, [arˈɡɛn.te.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [arˈd͡ʒɛn.te.us].
Where does argenteus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥ǵn̥tom → Proto-Italic *argentom → Latin argenteus.
Which English words come from argenteus?
English words that go back to Latin argenteus include argenteus, argenteous and aranzada.