Vardaei
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Ἀρδιαῖοι (Ardiaîoi). Possibly from Proto-Albanian *harδ or Proto-Albanian *hardhë (“lizard”) from Proto-Albanian *skardā[1] Compare the celtic Scordisci, Ancient Greek σκορδύλος (skordúlos, “newt”)
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /u̯arˈdae̯.iː/, [u̯ärˈd̪äe̯iː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /varˈde.i/, [värˈd̪ɛːi]
Proper noun
editVardaeī m pl (genitive Vardaeōrum); second declension
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, with locative, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Vardaeī |
| Genitive | Vardaeōrum |
| Dative | Vardaeīs |
| Accusative | Vardaeōs |
| Ablative | Vardaeīs |
| Vocative | Vardaeī |
| Locative | Vardaeīs |
References
edit- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “hardhël f. Pl. hardhla 'lizard'. Other variants are hardhje, hardhicë, hardhucë, hardhushkë.”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 143
- “Vardaei”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press