bard
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɑːd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /bɑɹd/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)d
- Homophone: barred
Etymology 1 edit
(15th c.) from Scottish Gaelic bàrd, from Old Irish bard, from Proto-Celtic *bardos (“bard, poet”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“praise”), and reinforced by Latin bardus, borrowed from Celtic. Cognate with Latin grātus (“grateful, pleasant, delightful”), Sanskrit गृणाति (gṛṇāti, “calls, praises”), Old Church Slavonic жрьти (žrĭti, “to sacrifice”).
Noun edit
bard (plural bards)
- A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.
- 1837, Richard Llwyd, The Poetical Works of Richard Llwyd, the Bard of Snowdon[1]:
- He is a Welsh bard, and a man full of animation, anecdote, and independence; […]
- 2023, Rundisc, Chants of Sennaar, Focus Entertainment, via Nintendo Switch, level/area: Gardens:
- A WEAPON, THE WARRIOR CARRIES. A SAW, THE IDIOT CARRIES. AN INSTRUMENT, THE BARD CARRIES.
- (by extension) A poet.
- Shakespeare is known as the bard of Avon.
Derived terms edit
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Etymology 2 edit
From French barde. English since the late 15th century.
Noun edit
bard (plural bards)
- A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. (Often in the plural.)
- Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms.
- (cooking) A thin slice of fat bacon used to cover any meat or game.
- The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind.
- Specifically, Peruvian bark.
Translations edit
Verb edit
bard (third-person singular simple present bards, present participle barding, simple past and past participle barded)
- To cover a horse in defensive armor.
- 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 29:
- The defensive armor with which the horses of the ancient knights or men at arms were covered, or, to use the language of the time, barded, consisted of the following pieces made either of metal or jacked leather, the Chamfron, Chamfrein or Shaffron, the Criniere or Main Facre, the Poitrenal, Poitral or Breast Plate, and the Croupiere or Buttock Piece.
- (cooking) To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.
Anagrams edit
Catalan edit
Noun edit
bard m (plural bards)
- bard (a professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts)
Further reading edit
- “bard” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “bard”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “bard” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “bard” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bard m anim
- bard (Celtic poet and singer)
- (by extension) bard, poet, spokesperson
Declension edit
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dative | , | |
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locative | , | |
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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed either from German Barde or English bard. Ultimately from Proto-Celtic *bardos (“bard, poet”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“praise”). Cognate with Latin grātus (“grateful, pleasant, delightful”), Sanskrit गृणाति (gṛṇāti, “calls, praises”), Old Church Slavonic жрьти (žrĭti, “to sacrifice”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bard m (plural barden)
- bard, Celtic poet, singer
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French bard, from Old French béart, bayart, baiart, boieart, boyart, bayard (“stretcher”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from unattested *berard, from Frankish *berhard (“carrier”), from Frankish *beran (“to carry”) + *-hard.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bard m (plural bards)
Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
- “bard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish bard, from Proto-Celtic *bardos.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bard m (genitive singular baird, nominative plural baird)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
- filíocht na mbard (“bardic poetry”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bard | bhard | mbard |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bard”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bard”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “bárd”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 60
Ludian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *parta, borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bardā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂.
Noun edit
bard
Maltese edit
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b-r-d |
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Noun edit
bard m (plural brud)
- cold; cold weather
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Manx edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish bard, from Proto-Celtic *bardos.
Noun edit
bard m (genitive singular ?, plural bardyn)
Synonyms edit
Mutation edit
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bard | vard | mard |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bard m (definite singular barden, indefinite plural bardar, definite plural bardane)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
Old Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Celtic *bardos.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bard m (genitive baird, nominative plural baird)
Inflection edit
Masculine o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | bard | bardL | bairdL |
Vocative | baird | bardL | barduH |
Accusative | bardN | bardL | barduH |
Genitive | bairdL | bard | bardN |
Dative | bardL | bardaib | bardaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants edit
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
bard | bard pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
mbard |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bard”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from French barde, from Latin bardus, from Proto-Celtic *bardos (“bard”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to approve, praise”).
Noun edit
bard m pers
- (historical) bard (professional Celtic poet and singer whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men)
- (by extension) bard, poet, songster
Declension edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
bard n
Further reading edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French barde, from Latin bardus.
Noun edit
bard m (plural barzi)
Declension edit
Swedish edit
Noun edit
bard c
- bard (poet and singer)
- (physiology, often in the plural) baleen
Declension edit
Declension of bard | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | bard | barden | barder | barderna |
Genitive | bards | bardens | barders | bardernas |
See also edit
References edit
Veps edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *parta, borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bardā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂.
Noun edit
bard
Declension edit
Inflection of bard (inflection type 5/sana) | |||
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nominative sing. | bard | ||
genitive sing. | bardan | ||
partitive sing. | bardad | ||
partitive plur. | bardoid | ||
singular | plural | ||
nominative | bard | bardad | |
accusative | bardan | bardad | |
genitive | bardan | bardoiden | |
partitive | bardad | bardoid | |
essive-instructive | bardan | bardoin | |
translative | bardaks | bardoikš | |
inessive | bardas | bardoiš | |
elative | bardaspäi | bardoišpäi | |
illative | bardaha | bardoihe | |
adessive | bardal | bardoil | |
ablative | bardalpäi | bardoilpäi | |
allative | bardale | bardoile | |
abessive | bardata | bardoita | |
comitative | bardanke | bardoidenke | |
prolative | bardadme | bardoidme | |
approximative I | bardanno | bardoidenno | |
approximative II | bardannoks | bardoidennoks | |
egressive | bardannopäi | bardoidennopäi | |
terminative I | bardahasai | bardoihesai | |
terminative II | bardalesai | bardoilesai | |
terminative III | bardassai | — | |
additive I | bardahapäi | bardoihepäi | |
additive II | bardalepäi | bardoilepäi |