argat

Albanian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ارغاد (ırgat), itself from Ancient Greek ἐργάτης (ergátēs).

Noun

argat m

  1. manual laborer

Aromanian

Alternative forms

  • argatu

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ارغاد (ırgat), from Ancient Greek ἐργάτης (ergátēs).

Noun

argat m (plural argats, feminine equivalent argatã)

  1. worker, daily worker, laborer

Synonyms

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • arget
  • arggat

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *argantom (silver), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm (silver, literally that which is shining), from the root *h₂erǵ- (to shine). Cognate with Latin argentum and Old Armenian արծաթ (arcatʻ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈarɡad/

Noun

argat n (genitive argait, no plural)

  1. money
  2. silver

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative argatN
vocative argatN
accusative argatN
genitive argaitL
dative argutL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

  • airgdide

Descendants

  • Irish: airgead
  • Manx: argid
  • Scottish Gaelic: airgead

Mutation

Mutation of argat
radical lenition nasalization
argat
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
argat n-argat

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ارغاد (ırğat), itself from Ancient Greek ἐργάτης (ergátēs).

Noun

argat m (plural argați, feminine equivalent argată)

  1. ploughboy

Declension

Declension of argat
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative argat argatul argați argații
genitive-dative argat argatului argați argaților
vocative argatule argaților

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ارغاد (ırgat), from Ancient Greek ἐργάτης (ergátēs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǎrɡat/
  • Hyphenation: ar‧gat

Noun

àrgat m anim (Cyrillic spelling а̀ргат)

  1. (historical, Ottoman empire) laborer
  2. (historical, Ottoman empire) peasant
  3. (figurative, expressive) hard worker