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Argentina

See also: argentina, argentína, Argentína, Argentīna, Argentīnā, Argentiną, and Arġentina

Translingual

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Argentina sphyraena
 
Argentina anserina

Etymology

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Latin, feminine singular of argentinus (“silvery”)

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Argentina f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Argentinidae – herring smelts.
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – silverweeds and, possibly, some typical cinquefoils.

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  • The plant genus Argentina is in flux. It is likely an immediate sister to Potentilla, in which it had been included.

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin argentum (“silver”) + the feminine of the adjectival suffix -īnus; in reference to the Río de la Plata ("silver river").

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɑː.d͡ʒənˈtiː.nə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌɑɹ.d͡ʒənˈti.nə/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːnə

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Argentina

  2. A country in South America. Official name: Argentine Republic. Capital: Buenos Aires.
    Synonyms: Argentine Confederation, Argentine Nation, Argentine Republic, United Provinces of the River Plate

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Catalan

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Argentina f

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)

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Central Huasteca Nahuatl

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Proper noun

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Argentina

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)

Central Nahuatl

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Argentina.

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Argentina

  1. (Amecameca, Cholula, Milpa Alta, Texcoco and Tlaxcala) Argentina (a country in South America)

Czech

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Argentina, from Latin argentum (“silver”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈarɡɛntɪna]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪna
  • Hyphenation: Ar‧gen‧ti‧na

Proper noun

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Argentina f (related adjective argentinský, demonym Argentinec, female demonym Argentinka)

  1. Argentina (a country in South America; official name: Argentinská republika)

Declension

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Declension of Argentina (sg-only hard feminine)
singular
nominative Argentina
genitive Argentiny
dative Argentině
accusative Argentinu
vocative Argentino
locative Argentině
instrumental Argentinou

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Further reading

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  • “Argentina”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
  • “Argentina”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “Argentina” in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2024, slovnikcestiny.cz
  • “Argentina”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Danish

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Proper noun

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Argentina

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)

Estonian

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Argentina

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)

Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Argentina, from Latin argentum (“silver”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ar.d͡ʒenˈti.na/
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Hyphenation: Ar‧gen‧tì‧na

Proper noun

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Argentina f

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)
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Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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Calque of Spanish Argentina, from argentum (“silver”) + -īna.

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Argentīna f sg (genitive Argentīnae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) Argentina (a country in South America)

Declension

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First-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Argentīna
genitive Argentīnae
dative Argentīnae
accusative Argentīnam
ablative Argentīnā
vocative Argentīna
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Lithuanian

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 Argentina on Lithuanian Wikipedia
 
Argentinà

Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Argentina, from Latin argentum (“silver”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɐrʲɡʲɛnʲtʲɪˈnɐ]
  • Hyphenation: Ar‧gen‧ti‧na

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Argentinà f (uncountable, related adjective argentiniẽtiškas or argentìniškas, demonym argentiniẽtis, female demonym argentiniẽtė) stress pattern 2

  1. Argentina (a country in South America; official name: Argentìnos Respùblika)

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    Declension of Argentinà
nominative Argentinà
genitive Argentìnos
dative Argentìnai
accusative Argentìną
instrumental Argentinà
locative Argentìnoje
vocative Argentìna

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Argentina

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Argentina

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)
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Occitan

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Argentina f

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)
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Portuguese

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Spanish Argentina, from Latin argentum (“silver”).

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    Argentina f

    1. Argentina (a country in South America; official name: República Argentina)
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    Descendants

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    • → Hunsrik: Arschentina

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    Romanian

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    Etymology

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    From Latin argentum (“silver”) + the feminine of the adjectival suffix -īnus, in reference to the Río de la Plata.

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    Argentina f (genitive and dative Argentinei)

    1. Argentina (a country in South America)
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    Serbo-Croatian

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /arɡentǐːna/
    • Hyphenation: Ar‧gen‧ti‧na

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    Argentína f (Cyrillic spelling Аргенти́на)

    1. Argentina (a country in South America)

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    Declension of Argentina
    singular
    nominative Argentina
    genitive Argentine
    dative Argentini
    accusative Argentinu
    vocative Argentino
    locative Argentini
    instrumental Argentinom

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    Etymology

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      From argentino (“silvery”), in reference to the Río de la Plata ("silver river"), since first European explorers, looking for gold and silver, thought it looked like silver because of the reflection of sunlight.

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      • IPA(key): /aɾxenˈtina/ [aɾ.xẽn̪ˈt̪i.na]
      • Audio (Peru); “Argentina; capital: Buenos Aires”:(file)
      • Rhymes: -ina
      • Syllabification: Ar‧gen‧ti‧na

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      Argentina f

      1. Argentina (a country in South America)

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      • The definite article is optional when one refers to Argentina in Spanish (i.e. la Argentina). It is mostly used in Argentina and Uruguay.
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      Swahili

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      Argentina

      1. Argentina (a country in South America)

      Swedish

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      Etymology

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      From Latin argentum (“silver”) + the feminine of the adjectival suffix -īnus; in reference to the Río de la Plata ("silver river").

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      Argentina n (genitive Argentinas)

      1. Argentina (a country in South America)
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      Turkmen

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      Argentina

      1. Argentina (a country in South America)

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      Argentina

      1. Argentina (a country in South America)

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      Argentina

      1. Argentina (a country in South America)
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