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-aard
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aard Aard ård
Dutch
Etymology
From nl dum -aert, from nl odt *ard, from nl frk *ardi, from nl gem-pro *ardiz characteristic, quality, nature. Compare Old French fro -art. Alternatively from nl frk *-hard hardy, bold, from nl gem-pro *harduz hard.
Pronunciation
nl /aːrt/
nl Nl--aard.ogg
Suffix
m -s +
Suffix used with adjectives to indicate a person with a certain quality.
Usage notes
Derivations with suffix are spelt like compound words, i.e. the first component does not change. Hence nl lafaard, nl wreedaard, not nl *laffaard, *wredaard.
Derived terms
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