Vardaei

== 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”) (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): [varˈdɛː.i] === 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 === “Vardaei”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press