covard

Catalan

Etymology

From Old French coart, from coe (“tail”), from Latin cōda (“tail”). Cognate with French couard, English coward.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kuˈβart]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [koˈvart]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [koˈvaɾt]

Adjective

covard (feminine covarda, masculine plural covards, feminine plural covardes)

1. cowardly

Noun

covard m (plural covards, feminine covarda)

1. coward

Derived terms

• covardia

Related terms

• cua

Further reading

• “covard” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “covard”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “covard” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “covard” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.