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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀρδιαῖοι (Ardiaîoi). Possibly from Proto-Albanian *harδ or Proto-Albanian *hardhë (“lizard”) from Proto-Albanian *skardā
Compare the celtic Scordisci, Ancient Greek σκορδύλος (skordúlos, “newt”)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vardaeī m pl (genitive Vardaeōrum); second declension
- An Illyrian tribe settled on the Adriatic coast of the Balkans.
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, plural only.
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