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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-ard

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.07 in modern English

Syllables
-ard
IPA
4
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

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

Example Sentences

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.

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Word Breakdown

Questions

What does -ard mean?
Someone who is in a specified condition (“pejorative agent suffix”).
Where does -ard come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce -ard

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