What does argentīnus mean in Latin?

argentīnus, a adjective, means “Argentinian; silvery (as a taxonomic epithet)”.

How do you pronounce argentīnus?

In classical Latin, [ar.ɡɛnˈtiː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ar.d͡ʒenˈtiː.nus].

Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥ǵn̥tom → Proto-Italic *argentom → Latin argentīnus.

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

argentīnus (feminine argentīna, neuter argentīnum)

Classical[ar.ɡɛnˈtiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ar.d͡ʒenˈtiː.nus]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	argentīnus	argentīna	argentīnum
genitive	argentīnī	argentīnae	argentīnī
dative	argentīnō	argentīnae	argentīnō
accusative	argentīnum	argentīnam	argentīnum
ablative	argentīnō	argentīnā	argentīnō
vocative	argentīne	argentīna	argentīnum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	argentīnī	argentīnae	argentīna
genitive	argentīnōrum	argentīnārum	argentīnōrum
dative	argentīnīs	argentīnīs	argentīnīs
accusative	argentīnōs	argentīnās	argentīna
ablative	argentīnīs	argentīnīs	argentīnīs
vocative	argentīnī	argentīnae	argentīna

Argentīnus, i, m. id.,

I. the god of silver money, Aug. Civ. Dei, 4, 21; cf. Aesculanus.

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin argentīnus From argentum (“silver”) + -īnus.