Argilus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄργιλος (Árgilos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈar.ɡi.lus/, [ˈärɡɪɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈar.d͡ʒi.lus/, [ˈärd͡ʒilus]

Proper noun

Argilus m sg (genitive Argilī); second declension

1. A city of Macedonia situated between Amphipolis and Bromiscus

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Argilus
Genitive	Argilī
Dative	Argilō
Accusative	Argilum
Ablative	Argilō
Vocative	Argile
Locative	Argilī

Related terms

• Argilius

References

• Argilos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Argilus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly