-aard
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch -aert, from Old Dutch *ard, from Frankish *ardi, from Proto-Germanic *ardiz (“characteristic, quality, nature”). Compare Old French -art. Alternatively from Frankish *-hard (“hardy, bold”), from Proto-Germanic *harduz (“hard”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-aard m (plural -aards)
- Suffix used with adjectives to indicate a person with a certain quality.
Usage notes[edit]
- Derivations with suffix are spelt like compound words, i.e. the first component does not change. Hence lafaard, wreedaard, not *laffaard, *wredaard.
Derived terms[edit]
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