ardian

See also: Ardian and ardían

English

Etymology

A compounding of the Scottish Gaelic àrd (“chief”) + eun (“bird”).

Noun

ardian (plural ardians)

  1. (military, historical) A proposed but unadopted air-officer rank of the Royal Air Force equivalent to air vice-marshal.
    • 1936, The Periodical, XXI-XXII, page 67:
      A list of new titles was manufactured as follows: Ensign, Lieutenant, Flight-Leader, Squadron-Leader, Reeve, Banneret, Fourth-Ardian, Third-Ardian, Second-Ardian, Ardian, Air Marshal. […] “Ardian” comes from the Gaelic “Ard” meaning “chief”, and “Ian” or “Eun”, a “bird”.

Derived terms
  • flight ardian
  • fourth-ardian
  • second-ardian
  • squadron ardian
  • third-ardian
  • wing ardian

Anagrams

Albanian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀρδιαῖοι (Ardiaîoi) ~ Latin Ardiaei.

Noun

ardian m (plural ardianë)

  1. (historical, in the plural) Ardiaei

Adjective

ardian (feminine ardiane)

  1. (historical) Ardiaean

Derived terms

References
  • “ardián,~i”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 45b
  • “ardián,~e”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 45b
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