Argive
pronunciation
How to pronounce Argive in British English: UK [ˈɑ:ɡaiv]
How to pronounce Argive in American English: US [ˈɑrˌdʒaɪv, -ˌɡaɪv]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to the ancient Greek city of Argos or its people
Word Origin
- Argive (adj.)
- "of Argos," hence, especially in Homeric usage, "the Greeks," as a byword for Achaean (he describes Agamemnon as king of Argos), 1520s, from Latin Argivus, from Greek Argeios "of Argos."