ardalio

ardalio

Latin

Etymology

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

Alternative forms

• ardeliō

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /arˈda.li.oː/, [ärˈd̪älʲioː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /arˈda.li.o/, [ärˈd̪äːlio]

Noun

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

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ardaliō	ardaliōnēs
Genitive	ardaliōnis	ardaliōnum
Dative	ardaliōnī	ardaliōnibus
Accusative	ardaliōnem	ardaliōnēs
Ablative	ardaliōne	ardaliōnibus
Vocative	ardaliō	ardaliōnēs

References

• ardalio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

1. Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938), “ardalio”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume I, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 64
2. “ardaliō” on page 164/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)