hasard
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French hasard, from Old French hasart, from Old Spanish azar, from Arabic اَلزَّهْر (az-zahr, “the dice”). Compare modern Spanish azar, Italian zara. The initial h- was originally purely graphic, but became aspirated by analogy with other non-Latin words. The final -d/-t is also excrescent, perhaps influenced by the suffix -ard.
Pronunciation edit
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /a.zaʁ/
Audio (France, Paris) (file)
Noun edit
hasard m (plural hasards)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “hasard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old French hasart, from Arabic اَلزَّهْر (az-zahr, “the dice”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hasard
- hazard (dice game, often gambled on)
- (rare) An individual who plays hazard.
- (rare) A crafty individual.
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- English: hazard
References edit
- “hasard, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-07-08.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From French hasard, from Spanish azar, from Arabic اَلزَّهْر (az-zahr, “the dice”).
Noun edit
hasard m (definite singular hasarden, indefinite plural hasarder, definite plural hasardene)
Derived terms edit
References edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From French hasard, from Spanish azar, from Arabic اَلزَّهْر (az-zahr, “the dice”).
Noun edit
hasard m (definite singular hasarden, indefinite plural hasardar, definite plural hasardane)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “hasard” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Noun edit
hasard c
- games of chance, gambling (sometimes figuratively)
Declension edit
| Declension of hasard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | hasard | hasarden | — | — |
| Genitive | hasards | hasardens | — | — |