-ard

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ard"

English

Etymology

From Middle English -ard, from Old French -ard (suffix), from Frankish *-hard (“hardy, bold”), from Proto-Germanic *harduz (“hard”). Cognate with Middle High German -hart. More at hard.

Suffix

-ard

1. Someone who is in a specified condition (“pejorative agent suffix”).

   ‎drunk + ‎-ard → ‎drunkard

   ‎dull + ‎-ard → ‎dullard

   ‎wise + ‎-ard → ‎wizard

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -ard

Translations

someone who is in a specified condition

• Esperanto: -ulo (eo), -ulaĉo (pejorative)
• Portuguese: -ardo
• Spanish: -ardo

Anagrams

• -dar, ADR, DAR, DRA, Dar, Dra, RAD, RDA, dar, rad, rad.

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʁ/

• Audio:

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Suffix

-ard m (plural -ards, feminine -arde)

1. forms pejoratives, diminutives, and nouns representing or belonging to a particular class or sort

   Coordinate term: -asse

   ‎clocher (“to wobble”) + ‎-ard → ‎clochard (“tramp, vagrant”)

   ‎flemme (“laziness”) + ‎-ard → ‎flemmard (“idler”)

   ‎soul (“drunk”) + ‎-ard → ‎soulard (“drunkard”)

   ‎chauffeur (“driver”) + ‎-ard → ‎chauffard (“bad driver”)

   ‎montagne (“mountain”) + ‎-ard → ‎montagnard (“mountain-dweller”)

   ‎route (“road”) + ‎-ard → ‎routard (“backpacker”)

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -ard

Middle English

Alternative forms

• -arde, -art, -erd, -erde, -ord

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French -ard, -art, from Frankish *-hard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ard/, /-art/

Suffix

-ard

1. Forming pejorative agent nouns from other nouns; -ard.

Derived terms

Middle English terms suffixed with -ard

Descendants

• English: -ard

References

• “-ard, suf.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.