LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

argillāceus

argillāceus (feminine argillācea, neuter argillāceum)
Classical[ar.ɡɪlˈlaː.ke.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ar.d͡ʒilˈlaː.t͡ʃe.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof clay, argillaceous, clayey

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeargillāceusargillāceaargillāceum
genitiveargillāceīargillāceaeargillāceī
dativeargillāceōargillāceaeargillāceō
accusativeargillāceumargillāceamargillāceum
ablativeargillāceōargillāceāargillāceō
vocativeargillāceeargillāceaargillāceum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeargillāceīargillāceaeargillācea
genitiveargillāceōrumargillāceārumargillāceōrum
dativeargillāceīsargillāceīsargillāceīs
accusativeargillāceōsargillāceāsargillācea
ablativeargillāceīsargillāceīsargillāceīs
vocativeargillāceīargillāceaeargillācea

argillācĕus, a, um, adj. argilla,
I. clayey, of clay, argillaceous: terra, Plin. 17, 7, 4, § 43.

Origins

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

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ργῐλλος (ắrgĭllos)bor. Latin argilla Latin -āceus Latin argillāceus From argilla (“potter's clay”) + -āceus.

In English words that came into English from argillāceus

  • argillaceousargillāceus

Quick answers

What does argillāceus mean in Latin?
argillāceus, a adjective, means “of clay, argillaceous, clayey”.
How do you pronounce argillāceus?
In classical Latin, [ar.ɡɪlˈlaː.ke.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ar.d͡ʒilˈlaː.t͡ʃe.us].
Where does argillāceus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥ǵrós → Ancient Greek *ᾰ̓ργρός (*ărgrós) → Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ργός (ărgós)der.? → Latin argillāceus.