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Webster 1913 Edition


Argo


Ar′go

,
Noun.
[L.
Argo
, Gr. [GREEK].]
1.
(Myth.)
The name of the ship which carried Jason and his fifty-four companions to Colchis, in quest of the Golden Fleece.
2.
(Astron.)
A large constellation in the southern hemisphere, called also
Argo Navis
. In modern astronomy it is replaced by its three divisions,
Carina
,
Puppis
, and
Vela
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Argo

ARGO

,
Noun.
The name of the ship which carried Jason and his fifty-four companions to Colchis, in quest of the golden fleece.

Definition 2024


Argo

Argo

See also: argo and argó

English

Proper noun

Argo

  1. (Greek mythology) The ship in which Jason and the Argonauts sailed on their quest for the Golden Fleece.
  2. (astronomy) Argo Navis, a large constellation in the southern hemisphere, now divided into Carina, Puppis, and Vela.

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Italian

Proper noun

Argo f

  1. Argos

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀργώ (Argṓ), the mythical ship of the Argonauts.

Proper noun

Argō f (genitive Argūs); fourth declension

  1. the Argo (mythical ship)

Declension

Fourth declension, with irregular nominative in . Only the genitive and accusative are attested. The remaining forms have been reconstructed based on the Greek inflection.

Number Singular
nominative Argō
genitive Argūs
dative Arguī
accusative Argō
ablative Arguī
vocative Argō

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Argo m

  1. (Greek mythology) Argus (giant with a hundred eyes)
  2. (Greek mythology) Argo (mythical ship of the Argonauts)

Spanish

Proper noun

Argo m

  1. (Greek mythology) Argo (mythical ship)

argo

argo

See also: Argo and argó

Italian

Noun

argo m (plural arghi)

  1. argon

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Latin

Noun

argō

  1. dative singular of argon
  2. ablative singular of argon

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

argo m (Cyrillic spelling арго)

  1. slang

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Turkish

Etymology

Borrowing from French argot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aɾɟo]

Noun

argo (definite accusative argoyu, plural argolar)

  1. slang
  2. jargon

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