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-ard

-ard

See also: ard, ARD, àrd, ård, ard-, and 'ard

English

Suffix

-ard

  1. someone who is in a specified condition e.g. a drunkard

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:English_words_suffixed_with_-ard'>English words suffixed with -ard</a>

Translations

French

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French -ard ‎(suffix), -art, from Old Frankish *-hard ‎(“hardy, bold”), from Proto-Germanic *harduz ‎(“hard”), from Proto-Indo-European *kert-, *kret- ‎(“strong”). More at English hard.

Suffix

-ard m

  1. Used primarily to form pejoratives, diminutives, and nouns representing or belonging to a particular class or sort.

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:French_words_suffixed_with_-ard'>French words suffixed with -ard</a>

Related terms

  • -arde

Etymology

From Old French -ard ‎(suffix), from Old Frankish *-hard ‎(“hardy, bold”), from Proto-Germanic *harduz ‎(“hard”)

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