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argentine en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɑː(ɹ).d͡ʒənˌtaɪn/ (UK, US)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɑː(ɹ).d͡ʒənˌtiːn/ (UK, US)

Etymology

From Middle English argentyne, borrowed from Old French argentin (“silvery”), from Latin argentum (“silver”), equivalent to argent + -ine.

Meanings

  1. Containing or resembling silver.
    • Celestiall Dian, Goddesse Argentine c. 1607–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, [George Wilkins?], The Late, and Much Admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. […], London: […] [William White and Thomas Creede] for Henry Gosson, […], published 1609, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:

Forms

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more argentine Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most argentine Degree=Sup lexicographic

Synonyms

silvern

argentine en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɑː(ɹ).d͡ʒənˌtaɪn/ (UK, US)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɑː(ɹ).d͡ʒənˌtiːn/ (UK, US)

Etymology

From Middle English argentyne, borrowed from Old French argentin (“silvery”), from Latin argentum (“silver”), equivalent to argent + -ine.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Any osmeriform fish of the genus Argentina, especially a European argentine (Argentina sphyraena).
  2. (countable, uncountable) A siliceous variety of calcite, or lime carbonate, having a silvery-white, pearly lustre, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.
  3. (countable, uncountable) White metal coated with silver.

Forms

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argentines Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

greater argentine

Synonyms

herring smelt

Translations (26)

nl zilvervis (fish of the genus Argentina) · fr petite argentine (Argentina sphyraena) · ast suriellu (Argentina sphyraena) · da guldlaks (fish of the genus Argentina) · ca moixó (Argentina sphyraena) · et hõbekala (fish of the genus Argentina) · it argentina (fish of the genus Argentina) · sv silverfisk (Argentina sphyraena) · ast pexesinsangre (Argentina sphyraena) · fi hopeakuore (fish of the genus Argentina) · fi hopeakuore (Argentina sphyraena) · ru аргенти́н (fish of the genus Argentina) · sv guldlaxfisk (fish of the genus Argentina) · ga airgintín (fish of the genus Argentina) · ga airgintín (Argentina sphyraena) · da strømsild (Argentina sphyraena) · ast corcón (Argentina sphyraena) · es pez plata (Argentina sphyraena) · ast xugla (Argentina sphyraena) · pt argentina (Argentina sphyraena) · et hõbekala (Argentina sphyraena) · fr argentine (fish of the genus Argentina) · es argentina (fish of the genus Argentina) · pt argentina (fish of the genus Argentina) · nl zilversmelt (Argentina sphyraena) · it argentina (Argentina sphyraena)