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nard
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /n??d/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /n??d/
- Rhymes: -??(?)d
Etymology 1
From Middle English narde, from Old French narde, Latin nardus, from Ancient Greek ?????? (nárdos), from Phoenician [Term?], Sanskrit ??? (nálada, “Indian narde”). Doublet of nardus.
Noun
nard (countable and uncountable, plural nards)
- Nardostachys jatamansi, a flowering plant of the valerian family that grows in the Himalayas, used as a perfume, an incense, a sedative, and an herbal medicine.
- A fragrant oil from the plant, formerly much prized.
- American spikenard (Aralia racemosa), a North American perennial herb with an aromatic root.
Synonyms
- nardus (obsolete)
- (Nardostachys jatamansi): nardin, muskroot
Derived terms
- spikenard
References
- nard on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Nardostachys jatamansi on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Nardostachys+jatamansi at The Plant List
- nard at OneLook Dictionary Search
- nard, in Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2nd edition, 1987.
Etymology 2
Alteration of nuts (“testicles”) or nads (“gonads”).
Noun
nard (plural nards)
- (US, 1980s, slang, usually in the plural) Testicles.
- The soccer ball hit me right in the nards!
Synonyms
- (testicles): balls, nuts
Anagrams
- -andr-, DNAR, DNRA, RAND, Rand, andr-, darn, rDNA, rand, rdna
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin nardus (“spikenard”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /?na?t/
- (Central) IPA(key): /?nart/
Noun
nard m (plural nards)
- tuberose (Agave amica)
Further reading
- “nard” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Etymology
From Latin nardus.
Noun
nard m (plural nards)
- (botany) matgrass (Nardus)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “nard” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
- “nard” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ?????? (nárdos), from Phoenician, from Sanskrit ??? (nálada, “Indian narde”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nârd/
Noun
n?rd m (Cyrillic spelling ?????)
- nard (plant or oil)
References
- “nard” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal
Volapük
Noun
nard (nominative plural nards)
- valerian
Declension
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tard
English
Alternative forms
- 'tard
Etymology
Aphetic form of retard.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -??(?)d
Noun
tard (plural tards)
- (slang, derogatory, offensive) A person with mental retardation.
- (slang, derogatory, offensive) A person who acts stupidly.
Usage notes
See the usage notes about retard.
Related terms
Anagrams
- ADRT, Art.D., DART, DTRA, Dart, dart, drat, trad
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Occitan tard, from Latin tard?.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /?ta?t/
- (Central) IPA(key): /?tart/
Adverb
tard
- late
Related terms
Further reading
- “tard” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Etymology
From Old French tard, tart, from Latin tarde
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta?/
- (France) IPA(key): /ta?/
- (Quebec, formal) IPA(key): [t???]
- (Quebec, informal) IPA(key): [t?????]
- Rhymes: -a?
Adverb
tard
- late
- Antonym: tôt
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “tard” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norman
Alternative forms
- trad (Jersey)
Etymology
From Old French tard, tart, from Latin tarde.
Adverb
tard
- (Guernsey) late
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan tard, from Latin tarde.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tart]
Adverb
tard
- late
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