-aard
Dutch edit
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.