ardat

Catalan

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly an aphetic variant of dardat, from dardar (“loiter”) or from Proto-Germanic *herdō (perhaps via Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰 (hairda)) with the addition of the collective suffix -at.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ərˈdat]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aɾˈðat]

Noun

ardat m (plural ardats)

1. (Girona) gang, pack

   Synonym: colla

Further reading

• “ardat” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “ardat” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.