-ardo

ardo Ardo Italian Etymology it ine-pro *kret- strong From a it gem - element used in anthroponyms (e.g. goh Rīcohard [Rīco]hard, osx *Reginhard *[Regin]hard, ang Beornheard [Beorn]heard), derived from it gem-pro *harduz hard; brave. Compare en -ard, fr -ard. Pronunciation -àrdo Suffix it non-productive appended to placenames to form relational adjectives meaning “of, from or related to a place” it Nizza<t:Nice> nizzardo<t:of or from Nice> Suffix m + it non-productive appended to placenames to form nouns meaning “one who is of, from or related to a place” it Nizza<t:Nice> nizzardo<t:person from Nice> it non-productive appended to nouns or adjectives to form possessional adjectives or nouns meaning “(one) having the characteristic described by the noun or adjective” it lingua<t:tongue> linguardo<t:gossip, talkative person><q:archaic> it vecchio<t:old> vecchiardo<t:old man><q:literary, pejorative> Derived terms it References ardo -ardo Anagrams it ador Odra Rodà darò dora orda rado roda Portuguese Suffix m + -ard someone who is in a suffixed condition Derived terms pt Further reading Spanish Pronunciation Suffix m + -ard someone who is in a suffixed condition Derived terms es Further reading