# Argentina
## Translingual
### Etymology

Latin, feminine singular of argentinus (“silvery”)

### Proper noun

Argentina f
* A taxonomic genus within the family Argentinidae – herring smelts.
* A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – silverweeds and, possibly, some typical cinquefoils.

#### Usage notes

* The plant genus Argentina is in flux. It is likely an immediate sister to Potentilla, in which it had been included.

#### Hypernyms

* (genus, fish): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Protacanthopterygii – superorder; Argentiniformes – order; Argentinoidei – suborder; Argentinidae – family
* (genus, plant): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Rosales – order; Rosaceae – family; Rosoideae - subfamily; Potentilleae - tribe; Potentillinae - subtribe

#### Hyponyms

* (genus of fish): Argentina sphyraena (argentine) - type species; Argentina silus (greater argentine) - selected other species; for other species see Argentina (Argentinidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* (genus of plant): Argentina anserina (silverweed) - type species; Argentina brassii, Argentina cardotiana, Argentina commutata, Argentina contigua, Argentina curta, Argentina emodi, Argentina fallens, Argentina festiva, Argentina glabriuscula, Argentina gombalana, Argentina gorokana, Argentina gracilescens, Argentina habbemana, Argentina hooglandii, Argentina indivisa, Argentina interrupta, Argentina irianensis, Argentina kinabaluensis, Argentina leuconota, Argentina lignosa, Argentina lineata, Argentina linilaciniata, Argentina luteopilosa, Argentina mangenii, Argentina micropetala, Argentina microphylla, Argentina millefoliolata, Argentina novoguineensis, Argentina oxyodonta, Argentina pacifica (Pacific silverweed), Argentina papuana, Argentina parvula, Argentina peduncularis, Argentina phanerophlebia, Argentina philippinensis, Argentina polyphylla, Argentina polyphylloides, Argentina pycnophylla, Argentina recognita, Argentina scorpionis, Argentina sericophylla, Argentina shweliensis, Argentina simulans, Argentina smithiana, Argentina songzhuensis, Argentina stenophylla, Argentina subarctica, Argentina sumatrana, Argentina taliensis, Argentina tapetodes, Argentina tristis, Argentina tugitakensis, Argentina turfosa, Argentina victorialis, Argentina vittata, Argentina wanimboi, Argentina wenchuensis, Argentina wilhelminensis, Argentina yonoweana - other species

### References

* Argentina (fish) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Argentina (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Argentina (Argentinidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Argentina (Rosaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Category:Argentina (fish) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
* Category:Argentina (Rosaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
* Argentina at USDA Plants database

## English
### Etymology

From Latin argentum (“silver”) + the feminine of the adjectival suffix -īnus; in reference to the Río de la Plata ("silver river").

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˌɑː.d͡ʒənˈtiː.nə/
* (US) IPA: /ˌɑɹ.d͡ʒənˈti.nə/
* Audio (UK):(file)
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -iːnə

### Proper noun

Argentina
* A country in South America. Official name: Argentine Republic. Capital: Buenos Aires.
    Synonyms: Argentine Confederation, Argentine Nation, Argentine Republic, United Provinces of the River Plate

#### Coordinate terms

* (country in South America): countries in South America (appendix)editArgentinaBoliviaBrazilChileColombiaEcuadorGuyanaParaguayPeruSurinameUruguayVenezuela

#### Related terms

* Argentine
* Argentinean
* Argentinian

#### Translations
### Further reading

* Argentina on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Argentina on Wikiquote.Wikiquote
* Argentina on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
* Category:Argentina on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

### Anagrams

* argentian, tanagrine

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ər.ʒənˈti.nə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [aɾ.d͡ʒenˈti.na]
* Audio (Valencia):(file)

### Proper noun

Argentina f
* Argentina (a country in South America)

#### Derived terms

* argentí

### Further reading

* Argentina on the Catalan Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{ca}$

## Central Huasteca Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Argentina
* Argentina (a country in South America)

## Central Nahuatl
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Argentina.

### Proper noun

Argentina
* (Amecameca, Cholula, Milpa Alta, Texcoco and Tlaxcala) Argentina (a country in South America)

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Argentina, from Latin argentum (“silver”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈarɡɛntɪna]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɪna
* Hyphenation: Ar‧gen‧ti‧na

### Proper noun

Argentina f (relational adjective argentinský, demonym Argentinec, female demonym Argentinka)
* Argentina (a country in South America; official name: Argentinská republika)

#### Declension
### See also

* Argentina
* Bolívie
* Brazílie
* Ekvádor
* Guyana
* Chile
* Kolumbie
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Surinam
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

### Further reading

* “Argentina”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
* “Argentina”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “Argentina” in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2025, slovnikcestiny.cz
* “Argentina”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Danish
### Proper noun

Argentina
* Argentina (a country in South America)

## Estonian
### Proper noun

Argentina
* Argentina (a country in South America)

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Argentina, from Latin argentum (“silver”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ar.d͡ʒenˈti.na/
* Rhymes: -ina
* Hyphenation: Ar‧gen‧tì‧na

### Proper noun

Argentina f
* Argentina (a country in South America)

#### Related terms

* argentino
* argento

### Anagrams

* argenanti, arginante, granatine, inargenta, ingranate, rinnegata

## Latin
### Etymology

Calque of Spanish Argentina, from argentum (“silver”) + -īna.

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ar.ɡenˈtiː.na/, [ärɡɛn̪ˈt̪iːnä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ar.d͡ʒenˈti.na/, [ärd͡ʒen̪ˈt̪iːnä]

### Proper noun

Argentīna f sg (genitive Argentīnae); first declension
* (New Latin) Argentina (a country in South America)

#### Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

#### Related terms

* argentīnus

## Lithuanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Argentina, from Latin argentum (“silver”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɐrʲɡʲɛnʲtʲɪˈnɐ]
* Hyphenation: Ar‧gen‧ti‧na

### Proper noun

Argentinà f (uncountable, related adjective argentiniẽtiškas or argentìniškas, demonym argentiniẽtis, female demonym argentiniẽtė) stress pattern 2
* Argentina (a country in South America; official name: Argentìnos Respùblika)

#### See also

* Argentina
* Bolivija
* Brazilija
* Čilė
* Ekvadoras
* Gajana
* Kolumbija
* Paragvajus
* Peru
* Surinamas
* Urugvajus
* Venesuela

### Further reading

* Argentina in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑɾɡəntɪːnɑ/

### Proper noun

Argentina
* Argentina (a country in South America)

#### Related terms

* argentiner
* argentinsk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Argentina
* Argentina (a country in South America)

#### Related terms

* argentinar
* argentinsk

## Occitan
### Proper noun

Argentina f
* Argentina (a country in South America)

#### Related terms

* argentin
* Argentin

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Argentina, from Latin argentum (“silver”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /aʁ.ʒẽˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/ [aɦ.ʒẽˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /aʁ.ʒẽˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/ [aɦ.ʒẽˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /aɾ.ʒẽˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /aʁ.ʒẽˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /aɻ.ʒẽˈt͡ʃi.na/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐɾ.ʒẽˈti.nɐ/
* Rhymes: -inɐ, (Brazil) -ĩnɐ
* Homophone: argentina
* Hyphenation: Ar‧gen‧ti‧na
* Audio (Brazil):(file)

### Proper noun

Argentina f
* Argentina (a country in South America; official name: República Argentina)

#### Related terms

* argentino

#### Descendants

* → Hunsrik: Arschentina

### See also

* Argentina
* Bolívia
* Brasil
* Chile
* Colômbia
* Equador
* Guiana
* Paraguai
* Peru
* Suriname
* Uruguai
* Venezuela

## Romanian
### Etymology

From Latin argentum (“silver”) + the feminine of the adjectival suffix -īnus, in reference to the Río de la Plata.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑr.dʒenˈti.na/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Argentina f (genitive and dative Argentinei)
* Argentina (a country in South America)

#### Related terms

* argentinian
* argentiniană

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /arɡentǐːna/
* Hyphenation: Ar‧gen‧ti‧na

### Proper noun

Argentína f (Cyrillic spelling Аргенти́на)
* Argentina (a country in South America)

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Etymology

From argentino (“silvery”), in reference to the Río de la Plata ("silver river"), since first European explorers, looking for gold and silver, thought it looked like silver because of the reflection of sunlight.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aɾxenˈtina/ [aɾ.xẽn̪ˈt̪i.na]
* Audio (Peru); “Argentina; capital: Buenos Aires”:(file)
* Rhymes: -ina
* Syllabification: Ar‧gen‧ti‧na

### Proper noun

Argentina f
* Argentina (a country in South America)

#### Usage notes

* The definite article is optional when one refers to Argentina in Spanish (i.e. la Argentina). It is mostly used in Argentina and Uruguay.

#### Related terms

* argentina
* argentino

### Anagrams

* tangerina

## Swahili
### Alternative forms

* Ajentina

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Proper noun

Argentina
* Argentina (a country in South America)

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Latin argentum (“silver”) + the feminine of the adjectival suffix -īnus; in reference to the Río de la Plata ("silver river").

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Argentina n (genitive Argentinas)
* Argentina (a country in South America)

#### Related terms

* argentinsk (“Argentine”, adjective)
* argentinare c (“Argentine male”)
* argentinska c (“Argentine female”)

### References

* Argentina in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* Svensk MeSH

## Turkmen
### Proper noun

Argentina
* Argentina (a country in South America)

## Uzbek
### Proper noun

Argentina
* Argentina (a country in South America)

## Western Huasteca Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Argentina
* Argentina (a country in South America)