Ἀρδιαῖοι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Illyrian. Related to, or derived from Proto-Albanian *harδ, alternatively Albanian *hardhë (“lizard”) from Proto-Albanian *skardā. Compare the Celtic Scordisci, Ancient Greek κορδύλος (kordúlos, “newt”).

Noun

Ἀρδιαῖοι • (Ardiaîoi) m (genitive Ἀρδιαίων); second declension

1. An Illyrian tribe settled on the Adriatic coast of the Balkans.

Declension

Second declension of ὁ Ἀρδιαῖος; τοῦ Ἀρδιαίου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Ἀρδιαῖος ho Ardiaîos	τὼ Ἀρδιαίω tṑ Ardiaíō	οἱ Ἀρδιαῖοι hoi Ardiaîoi
Genitive	τοῦ Ἀρδιαίου toû Ardiaíou	τοῖν Ἀρδιαίοιν toîn Ardiaíoin	τῶν Ἀρδιαίων tôn Ardiaíōn
Dative	τῷ Ἀρδιαίῳ tôi Ardiaíōi	τοῖν Ἀρδιαίοιν toîn Ardiaíoin	τοῖς Ἀρδιαίοις toîs Ardiaíois
Accusative	τὸν Ἀρδιαῖον tòn Ardiaîon	τὼ Ἀρδιαίω tṑ Ardiaíō	τοὺς Ἀρδιαίους toùs Ardiaíous
Vocative	Ἀρδιαῖε Ardiaîe	Ἀρδιαίω Ardiaíō	Ἀρδιαῖοι Ardiaîoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.