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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.
Definition 2024
Argo
Argo
English
Proper noun
Argo
- (Greek mythology) The ship in which Jason and the Argonauts sailed on their quest for the Golden Fleece.
- (astronomy) Argo Navis, a large constellation in the southern hemisphere, now divided into Carina, Puppis, and Vela.
Translations
mythical ship
See also
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀργώ (Argṓ), the mythical ship of the Argonauts.
Proper noun
Argō f (genitive Argūs); fourth declension
- the Argo (mythical ship)
Declension
Fourth declension, with irregular nominative in -ō. 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 |
Related terms
- Argonautae
- Argōus
Descendants
- English: Argo
References
- Argo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Argō”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette, page 159/3.
- Argo in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers