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-ard
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Appendix:Variations of "ard"
English
Etymology
From en enm -ard, from en fro -ard suffix, from en frk *-hard hardy, bold, from en gem-pro *harduz hard. Cognate with gmh -hart. More at en hard.
Suffix
Someone who is in a specified condition (“pejorative agent suffix”).
en drunk drunkard
en dull dullard
en wise wizard
Derived terms
en
Translations
someone who is in a specified condition
Chinese: cmn -鬼 -guǐ
Esperanto: eo -ulo, eo -ulaĉo pejorative
Portuguese: pt -ardo
Spanish: es -ardo
Anagrams
en adr -dar ADR DAR DRA Dar Dra RAD RDA dar rad rad.
Catalan
Suffix
m
en -ard someone who is in a suffixed condition
en -ard appended to placenames to form nouns meaning “one who is of, from or related to a place”
ca Niça<t:Nice> niçard<t:person from Nice>
Suffix
appended to nouns to form adjectives characterising someone or something as characterised by that noun
ca piga<t:freckle> pigard<t:freckled>
appended to placenames to form relational adjectives meaning “of, from or related to a place”
ca Niça<t:Nice> niçard<t:of or from Nice>
Derived terms
ca
French
Etymology
fr :inh frm:<ety:inh<fro:-art<ety:bor<frk:*-hard<ety:inh<gem-pro:*harduz>>>>>>
fr frm -, from fr fro -ard, fro -art, from fr frk *-hard hardy, bold, from fr gem-pro *harduz hard, from fr ine-pro *kert-, ine-pro *kret- strong. More at English en hard.
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Penegal--ard.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR--ard.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00--ard.wav <<France>> (<<Lyon>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick--ard.wav <<France>> (<<Somain>>)
Suffix
m +
forms pejoratives, diminutives, and nouns representing or belonging to a particular class or sort
fr -asse
fr clocher to wobble clochard tramp, vagrant
fr flemme flemmard laziness idler
fr soul soulard drunk drunkard
fr chauffeur chauffard driver bad driver
fr montagne montagnard mountain mountain-dweller
fr route routard road backpacker
Derived terms
fr
Middle English
Alternative forms
enm -arde -art -erd -erde -ord
Etymology
Borrowed from enm fro -ard, fro -art, from enm frk *-hard.
Pronunciation
enm /-ard/ /-art/
Suffix
enm suffix
Forming pejorative agent nouns from other nouns; en -ard.
Derived terms
enm
Descendants
en -ard
References
-ard suf MED2139