LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

argestēs

argestēs m (genitive argestae)

Meaning

  1. wind from the west-northwest (according to Pliny the Elder) or west-southwest (according to Vitruvius)

argestes, is, m., = ἀργέστης, acc. to Vitr. 1, 6,
I. the west-southwest wind; acc. to Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 120, the west-northwest wind.
Argestes, is, m., = Ἀργέστης,
I. son of Astrœus and Aurora, Serv. ad Verg. A. 1, 136.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀργέστης (argéstēs).

Quick answers

What does argestēs mean in Latin?
argestēs, a noun, means “wind from the west-northwest (according to Pliny the Elder) or west-southwest (according to Vitruvius)”.
What is the genitive of argestēs?
The genitive singular is argestae. argestēs is masculine, first declension.