ardian
English edit
Etymology edit
A compounding of the Scottish Gaelic àrd (“chief”) + eun (“bird”).
Noun edit
ardian (plural ardians)
- (military, historical) A proposed but unadopted air-officer rank of the Royal Air Force equivalent to air vice-marshal.
- 1936, The Periodical, XXI-XXII, page 67:
- A list of new titles was manufactured as follows: Ensign, Lieutenant, Flight-Leader, Squadron-Leader, Reeve, Banneret, Fourth-Ardian, Third-Ardian, Second-Ardian, Ardian, Air Marshal. […] “Ardian” comes from the Gaelic “Ard” meaning “chief”, and “Ian” or “Eun”, a “bird”.
Derived terms edit
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Albanian edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀρδιαῖοι (Ardiaîoi) ~ Latin Ardiaei.
Noun edit
ardian m (plural ardianë)
- (historical, in the plural) Ardiaei
Adjective edit
ardian (feminine ardiane)