argat

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Albanian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ارغاد (ırgat), itself from Ancient Greek ἐργάτης (ergátēs).

Noun

argat m

  1. manual laborer

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ارغاد (ırgat), from Ancient Greek ἐργάτης (ergátēs).

Noun

argat m (plural argats, feminine equivalent argatã)

  1. worker, daily worker, laborer

Synonyms

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *argantom (“silver”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm (“silver”, literally “that which is shining”), from the root *h₂erǵ- (“to shine”). Cognate with Latin argentum and Old Armenian արծաթ (arcatʻ).

Pronunciation

Noun

argat n (genitive argait, no plural)

  1. money
  2. silver

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative argatN — —
Vocative argatN — —
Accusative argatN — —
Genitive argaitL — —
Dative argutL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: airgead
  • Manx: argid
  • Scottish Gaelic: airgead

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
argat unchanged n-argat
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ارغاد (ırğat), itself from Ancient Greek ἐργάτης (ergátēs).

Noun

argat m (plural argați)

  1. ploughboy

Declension

Declension of argat
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) argat argatul (niște) argați argații
genitive/dative (unui) argat argatului (unor) argați argaților
vocative argatule argaților

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ارغاد (ırgat), from Ancient Greek ἐργάτης (ergátēs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǎrɡat/
  • Hyphenation: ar‧gat

Noun

àrgat m (Cyrillic spelling а̀ргат)

  1. (historical, Ottoman empire) laborer
  2. (historical, Ottoman empire) peasant
  3. (figuratively, expressively) hard worker
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