different between pard vs tard

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??(?)d

Etymology 1

From Middle English parde, from Latin pardus, from Ancient Greek ?????? (párdos), possibly of Iranian origin and related to other Sanskrit and Ancient Greek terms (see leopard).

Noun

pard (plural pards)

1. (archaic) A leopard; a panther.

Etymology 2

From pardner (“partner”), by shortening.

Noun

pard (plural pards)

1. (colloquial) Partner; fellow; Used as a friendly appellation
   • 1882, James Jackson, Tom Terror, the Outlaw:

     He had long believed, in secret, that his old pard, Tom Terror, was the leader of the Thugs that infested the famous pass; he was confident of it now, and it would be safe to say that, as he rode along, his neck did not itch as formerly.

Anagrams

• Drap, drap, prad

Volapük

Noun

pard (nominative plural pards)

1. forgiveness

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• 'tard

Etymology

Aphetic form of retard.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??(?)d

Noun

tard (plural tards)

1. (slang, derogatory, offensive) A person with mental retardation.
2. (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

1. 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

1. 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

1. (Guernsey) late

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan tard, from Latin tarde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tart]

Adverb

tard

1. late