isard
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain, possibly from a Pre-Roman (Basque or Iberian) root *izarr-, *isarr-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
isard m (plural isards)
Adjective edit
isard (feminine isarda, masculine plural isards, feminine plural isardes)
- wild, rough, rugged (of terrain)
- Synonym: escabrós
- untamed, unapproachable (of animals)
- Synonym: salvatge
- surly, unsociable (of people)
- Synonym: esquerp
Further reading edit
- “isard” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Occitan isard, possibly from a Pre-Roman (Basque or Iberian) root *izarr-, *isarr-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
isard m (plural isards)
Further reading edit
- “isard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.