ardu

Aromanian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ārdō, change of conjugation from Latin ārdeō. Compare Romanian arde, ard.

Verb

ardu (third-person singular present indicative ardi/arde, past participle arsã)

1. I burn.

Related terms

• arsu
• arshu
• ardiri/ardire

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Esperanto

Verb

ardu

1. imperative of ardi

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French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin arduus (“high, steep; difficult”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʁ.dy/

Adjective

ardu (feminine ardue, masculine plural ardus, feminine plural ardues)

1. (literally) steep, hence hard to climb
2. (figuratively) arduous, needing or using up much energy, difficult

Synonyms

• (steep): escarpé
• (difficult): difficile, pénible

Antonyms

• aisé

Further reading

• “ardu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• dura

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Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈar͈du/

Adjective

ardu

1. vocative/accusative plural masculine of ard

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
ardu (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	unchanged	n-ardu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.