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

Translations

regional unit of Greece — see Argolid

Further reading

• Argolis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Glorias, girasol, glorias

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀργολίς (Argolís).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈar.ɡo.lis/, [ˈärɡɔlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈar.ɡo.lis/, [ˈärɡolis]

Proper noun

Argolis f sg (genitive Argolidis); third declension

1. An ancient region in 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