Vardaei
Latin
Etymology
From 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”) (Can this(+) etymology be sourced? Particularly: “source is a dictionary entry, not an etymology”), Another hypothesis links this name to the Serbian word вардити (varditi), meaning “to watch from heights,” or more broadly, “to guard” or “to keep watch.” From this root comes the word varda, meaning a “guardian” or “sentry.”
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [warˈdae̯.iː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [varˈd̪ɛː.i]
Proper noun
Vardaeī m pl (genitive Vardaeōrum); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Vardaeī |
| genitive | Vardaeōrum |
| dative | Vardaeīs |
| accusative | Vardaeōs |
| ablative | Vardaeīs |
| vocative | Vardaeī |
| locative | Vardaeīs |
References
- ^ 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