covardia
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [ku.βərˈdi.ə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ko.vərˈdi.ə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ko.vaɾˈði.a]
Noun
covardia f (plural covardies)
- cowardice (the lack of courage)
Further reading
- “covardia” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “covardia”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “covardia” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “covardia” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese covardia, from covarda, from Old French coart, cuard, from coe (“tail”) + -ard (“pejorative agent noun”); coe is in turn from Latin cauda. The reference seems to be to an animal “turning tail”, or having its tail between its legs, especially a dog.
Pronunciation
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Noun
covardia f (uncountable)
- cowardice (the lack of courage)
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