haras
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English haras, from Old French haraz, probably from Old Norse.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
haras (plural haras)
- (archaic) An establishment that breeds horses; a stud farm.
- (obsolete) A herd of stud horses; a harras.
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French haraz, from Old French haraz, probably from Old Norse hárr (“grey-haired”).
Pronunciation edit
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /a.ʁa/, /a.ʁɑ/
Audio (file)
Noun edit
haras m (plural haras)
- stud farm (establishment for selectively breeding horses)
Further reading edit
- “haras”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin edit
Noun edit
harās
- accusative plural of hara
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old French haraz, itself possibly from Old Norse.
Noun edit
haras
- stud farm (establishment for breeding horses)
- herd of stud horses
Descendants edit
References edit
- “haras, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Middle French edit
Noun edit
haras m (plural haras)
- Alternative form of haraz
- 1595, Michel de Montaigne, Essais:
- comme nous assignons au haras les bestes qui sont de moindre estime.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Northern Catanduanes Bicolano edit
Noun edit
haras
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ha‧ras
Noun edit
haras m (invariable)
- stud; haras (ranch where horses are kept for breeding)
- Synonym: caudelaria
Southern Catanduanes Bicolano edit
Noun edit
haras