Ἀρδιαῖοι

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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 (Ardiaîoim (genitive Ἀρδιαίων); second declension

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

Declension

References

  1. ^ 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