ardor

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Contents

1 English
2 Ladino
- 2.1 Etymology
- 2.2 Noun
3 Latin
- 3.1 Noun
  - 3.1.1 Inflection
4 Spanish
- 4.1 Noun
  - 4.1.1 Related terms

[edit] English

WOTD - 18 September 2006

[edit] Etymology

From Latin ardor, from ardere (“to burn”).

[edit] Pronunciation

(RP) IPA: /ˈɑːdə/, /ˈɑːdə(r)/
(US) IPA: /ˈɑːrdər/
Audio (US)

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Rhymes: -ɑː(r)də(r)

[edit] Alternative forms

ardour (chiefly British and Canadian)

[edit] Noun

ardor (countable and uncountable; plural ardors)

(chiefly US) Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
(chiefly US) Spirit.
(chiefly US) Intense heat.

[edit] Synonyms

(warmth of feeling): intensity
(spirit): elan, fire in the belly, passion, zeal

[edit] Antonyms

apathy

[edit] Related terms

[edit] Translations

Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion

Bulgarian: плам (bg), жар (bg), страст (bg), усърдие (bg)
Finnish: (warmth of feeling) lämpö, tunteen palo; (fervor) into, innostus, innokkuus; (passion) into, intohimo
French: ardeur (fr), ferveur (fr)
German: Begeisterung f., Feuereifer m., Hitze f., Überschwang m.

Romanian: ardoare (ro) f., înflăcărare (ro) f., pasiune (ro) f., ardență (ro) f.
Russian: пыл (ru) m., рвение (ru) n.
Spanish: fervor (es) m., ardor (es) m.
Swedish: glöd (sv) c., iver (sv) c.

spirit

Danish: iver (da)
Romanian: ardoare (ro) f., pasiune (ro) f.

Spanish: pasión (es) f.
Swedish: passion (sv) c.

heat

French: ardeur (fr) f.
Romanian: arșiță (ro) f., ferbințeală (ro) f.

Spanish: ardor (es) m.

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Serbo-Croatian: vatrenost (bs) f., gorljivost (bs) f.
Croatian: vatrenost (hr) f., gorljivost (hr) f.
French: ardeur

Japanese: 熱意（ねつい, netsui）
Scottish Gaelic: dèine f., dìoghras m.

[edit] Ladino

[edit] Etymology

From Latin ardor.

[edit] Noun

ardor m. (Latin spelling)

ardor, passion

[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

ardor (genitive ardōris); m, third declension

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	ardor	ardōrēs
genitive	ardōris	ardōrum
dative	ardōrī	ardōribus
accusative	ardōrem	ardōrēs
ablative	ardōre	ardōribus
vocative	ardor	ardōrēs

[edit] Spanish

[edit] Noun

ardor m. (plural ardores)

[edit] Related terms

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