LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

argī̆lla

argī̆lla f (genitive argī̆llae)
Classical[arˈɡiːl.la]Ecclesiastical[arˈd͡ʒil.la]

Meaning

  1. white clay, potter's clay, argil

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeargī̆llaargī̆llae
genitiveargī̆llaeargī̆llārum
dativeargī̆llaeargī̆llīs
accusativeargī̆llamargī̆llās
ablativeargī̆llāargī̆llīs
vocativeargī̆llaargī̆llae

argilla, ae, f., = ἄργιλλος (ἀργής, white),
I. white clay, potter's earth, argil; cf. Col. 3, 11, 9; Pall. 1, 34, 3: homulus ex argillā et luto fictus, * Cic. Pis. 25: glandes ferventes ex argillā fusili, * Caes. B. G. 5, 53 (ἐξ ἀργίλλης τετηγμένης, Paraphr.): idoneus arti Cuilibet, argillā quidvis imitabitur udā, * Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 8: Tenuis ubi argilla et dumosis calculus arvis, * Verg. G. 2, 180.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂r̥ǵrós
  3. Ancient Greek *ᾰ̓ργρός(*ărgrós)
  4. Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ργός(ărgós)der.?
  5. Latinargī̆lla

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ργῐλλος (ắrgĭllos)bor. Latin argilla Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ργῐλλος (ắrgĭllos, “white clay, potter's earth”), possibly from ᾰ̓ργός (ărgós), or possibly borrowed from Pre-Greek.

Descendants
  • Catalanargila
  • Englishargil
  • Frenchargile
  • Italianargilla
  • Portugueseargila
  • Romanianargilă
  • Spanisharcilla
  • Spanishargila
  • Albanianargjilë
  • Galicianarxila

In English words that came into English from argī̆lla

  • argillaceousargillaceus
  • argillicargī̆lla
  • argilliferousargī̆lla
  • argillousargillosus

Quick answers

What does argī̆lla mean in Latin?
argī̆lla, a noun, means “white clay, potter's clay, argil”.
What is the genitive of argī̆lla?
The genitive singular is argī̆llae. argī̆lla is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce argī̆lla?
In classical Latin, [arˈɡiːl.la]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [arˈd͡ʒil.la].
Where does argī̆lla come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥ǵrós → Ancient Greek *ᾰ̓ργρός (*ărgrós) → Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ργός (ărgós)der.? → Latin argī̆lla.
Which English words come from argī̆lla?
English words that go back to Latin argī̆lla include argillic, argilliferous, argillaceous and argillous.