"-ard" meaning in All languages combined

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Suffix [English]

Etymology: From Middle English -ard, from Old French -ard (suffix), from Frankish *-hard (“hardy, bold”), from Proto-Germanic *harduz (“hard”). 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”), {{l|en|hard}} hard 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, {{m|fro|-art}} -art, {{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-, {{m|ine-pro|*kret-||strong}} *kret- (“strong”), {{l|en|hard}} hard 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
    Sense id: en--ard-fr-suffix-OhUwfF3r Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with raw sortkeys

Suffix [Middle English]

IPA: /-ard/, /-art/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French -ard, -art, from Frankish *-hard. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|-ard}} Old French -ard, {{m|fro|-art}} -art, {{der|enm|frk|*-hard}} Frankish *-hard Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -ard
  1. Forming pejorative agent nouns from other nouns; -ard. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -arde, -art, -erd, -erde, -ord
    Sense id: en--ard-enm-suffix-8-9Lzle~ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with raw sortkeys

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "-art"
      },
      "expansion": "-art",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "frk",
        "3": "*-hard"
      },
      "expansion": "Frankish *-hard",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Old French -ard, -art, from Frankish *-hard.",
  "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",
        "Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with raw sortkeys"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forming pejorative agent nouns from other nouns; -ard."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-ard",
          "-ard#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/-ard/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-art/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "-arde"
    },
    {
      "word": "-art"
    },
    {
      "word": "-erd"
    },
    {
      "word": "-erde"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ord"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ard"
}

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