Argolis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀργολίς (Argolís).

Proper noun

Argolis

  1. A regional unit in eastern Peloponnese, Greece, which has its modern capital at Nafplio. Its original capital was at Argos.
    Synonyms: Argolid, Argolida

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀργολίς (Argolís).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Argolis f sg (genitive Argolidis); third declension

  1. an ancient region of Greece

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Argolis
genitive Argolidis
dative Argolidī
accusative Argolidem
ablative Argolide
vocative Argolis

References

  • Argolis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Argos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Argolis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly