argent

Signification

1. silver
2. money, cash
3. argent (white in heraldry)

Coupé comme

ar‧gent

Genre

♂️ Masculin

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/aʁ.ʒɑ̃/

Étymologie

Inherited from Middle French argent, from Old French argent, from Latin argentum (according to the TLFi etymological dictionary, a borrowing), itself from Proto-Italic *argentom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm, from *h₂erǵ- (“white”).

Phrases

Argent à part , dit aigrement Andoche Finot.

Silver aside, Andoche Finot said sourly.