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Definitions and meaning of ard

ard

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian ard (“plough”), from Old Norse arðr, from Proto-Germanic *arþrą (“plough”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érh₃trom (“plough”), whence also Latin aratrum.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɑɹd/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɑːd/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)d

Noun

ard (plural ards)

  1. A simple plough consisting of a spike dragged through the soil. [20th c.]

Synonyms

  • ard plough
  • scratch plough

Translations

Anagrams

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

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Proto-Common Turkic *ārt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɑrd]

Noun

ard (definite accusative ardı, plural ardlar)

  1. back, rear
    Synonyms: arxa, dal
    Antonyms: qabaq, ön
  2. sequel, continuation; something which is continued
    Synonyms: davam, dal

Declension

Derived terms

  • ardınca
  • ardıcıl

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse arðr (“plough, ard”), from Proto-Germanic *arþrą, cognate with Swedish årder and Norwegian Bokmål ard (whence (English ard). The Germanic word is related to Latin arātrum (“plough”) and Ancient Greek ἄροτρον (árotron, “plough”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɑˀd̥]

Noun

ard c (singular definite arden, plural indefinite arder)

  1. (historical) plough, ard

Declension

Irish

Alternative forms

  • arad (nonstandard)
  • árd (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish ard, from Proto-Celtic *ardwos (compare Welsh ardd) from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ- (compare Latin arduus).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ɑːɾˠd̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /aːɾˠd̪ˠ/

Adjective

ard (genitive singular masculine aird, genitive singular feminine airde, plural arda, comparative airde)

  1. high, tall
  2. loud
  3. ambitious

Declension

Derived terms

  • airde f (“height; elevation; altitude; level; volume, pitch”)
  • ard- (“high; arch-, chief; excellent, noble; advanced”)

Noun

ard m (genitive singular aird, nominative plural arda)

  1. height, hillock
  2. top, high part
  3. elevation (of land)
  4. head (of sand, clay)
  5. rise
  6. ascent

Declension

Derived terms

  • os ard

Mutation

References

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ard”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “árd”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 38

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish ard, from Proto-Celtic *ardwos (compare Welsh ardd) from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰwós, from *h₃erdʰ- (compare Latin arduus).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːrd/, (also) /əːrd/

Adjective

ard (plural ardey, comparative syrjey)

  1. high
  2. tall

Noun

ard m (genitive singular ard, plural ardjyn)

  1. height, high place

References

  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ard”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Megleno-Romanian

Verb

ard

  1. alternative form of ardu

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

  • ar

Etymology

Compare Persian آرد (ârd, “flour”), Avestan 𐬀𐬴𐬀 (aṣ̌a, “ground”) and Old Armenian աղամ (ałam).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑːɾd/

Noun

ard m (Arabic spelling ئارد)

  1. flour
    Synonym: arvan

Declension

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ard”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 11

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ardwos (compare Welsh ardd) from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰwós, from *h₃erdʰ- (compare Latin arduus).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ar͈d]

Adjective

ard (equative ardithir, comparative ardu, superlative ardam)

  1. high
    • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 23d23

Inflection

Noun

ard n (genitive aird, nominative plural arda)

  1. height

Inflection

Descendants

  • Irish: ard
  • Manx: ard
  • Scottish Gaelic: àrd

Mutation

Further reading

  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ard”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Romanian

Verb

ard

  1. inflection of arde:
    1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. third-person plural present indicative

Tat

Etymology

Cognate with Persian آرد (ârd).

Noun

ard

  1. flour

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