ardalio

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄρδαλος (árdalos).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ardaliō m (genitive ardaliōnis); third declension

  1. busybody
    • Mārtiālis, Epigrammata 2,7:
      Nīl bene cum faciās, faciās tamen omnia bellē,
      vīs dīcam quid sīs? magnus es ardaliō.
      Since you do nothing well, still doing everything neatly, want me to tell what you are? You are a big busybody.

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative ardaliō ardaliōnēs
genitive ardaliōnis ardaliōnum
dative ardaliōnī ardaliōnibus
accusative ardaliōnem ardaliōnēs
ablative ardaliōne ardaliōnibus
vocative ardaliō ardaliōnēs

Descendants

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  • French: ardélion

References

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  • ardalio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  1. ^ Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938) “ardalio”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 64
  2. ^ ardaliō” on page 164/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)