"-ard" meaning in All languages combined

See -ard on Wiktionary

Suffix [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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-ard}} Middle English -ard, {{der|en|fro|-ard||pos=suffix}} Old French -ard (suffix), {{der|en|frk|*-hard|t=hardy, bold}} Frankish *-hard (“hardy, bold”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*harduz|t=hard}} Proto-Germanic *harduz (“hard”), {{cog|gmh|-hart}} Middle High German -hart Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ard, {{en-suffix}} -ard
  1. Someone who is in a specified condition (“pejorative agent suffix”). Tags: morpheme Translations (someone who is in a specified condition): -ulo (Esperanto), -ulaĉo [pejorative] (Esperanto), -ardo (Portuguese), -ardo (Spanish)

Suffix [French]

IPA: /aʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Penegal--ard.wav Forms: -ards [plural], -arde [feminine]
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. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French, {{inh+|fr|frm|-}} Inherited from Middle French, {{inh|fr|fro|-ard}} Old French -ard, {{der|fr|frk|*-hard||hardy, bold}} Frankish *-hard (“hardy, bold”), {{der|fr|gem-pro|*harduz||hard}} Proto-Germanic *harduz (“hard”), {{der|fr|ine-pro|*kert-}} Proto-Indo-European *kert- Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} -ard m (plural -ards, feminine -arde)
  1. forms pejoratives, diminutives, and nouns representing or belonging to a particular class or sort Tags: masculine, morpheme

Suffix [Middle English]

IPA: /-ard/, /-art/ Forms: -arde [alternative], -art [alternative], -erd [alternative], -erde [alternative], -ord [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French -ard, -art, from Frankish *-hard. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|-ard}} Old French -ard, {{der|enm|frk|*-hard}} Frankish *-hard Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -ard
  1. Forming pejorative agent nouns from other nouns; -ard. Tags: morpheme

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "form": "-arde",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-art",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-erd",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-erde",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ord",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-ard",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Middle English lemmas",
        "Middle English suffixes",
        "Middle English terms borrowed from Old French",
        "Middle English terms derived from Frankish",
        "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forming pejorative agent nouns from other nouns; -ard."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-ard",
          "-ard#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/-ard/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-art/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ard"
}

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