Argous Portus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Named for the circumstance that the Argonauts were believed to have touched there on their return voyage, while sailing in quest of Circe.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /arˈɡoː.us ˈpor.tus/, [arˈɡoː.ʊs ˈpɔr.tʊs]

Proper noun

Argōus Portus m sg (variously declined, genitive Argōī Portūs); second declension, fourth declension

  1. a harbour on the northern coast of Elba, now Portoferraio

Declension

Second-declension noun with a fourth-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Argōus Portus
Genitive Argōī Portūs
Dative Argōō Portuī
Accusative Argōum Portum
Ablative Argōō Portū
Vocative Argōe Portus
Locative Argōī Portū

References
  • ARGO´US PORTUS in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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