dard

See also: Dard

Catalan

Etymology

From Medieval Latin dardus, from Frankish *darōþu (“dart, spear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈdart]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈdaɾt]

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Noun

dard m (plural dards)

1. dart (a small metal object used in the game of darts)

   Synonym: dardell

2. (poetic) arrow

   Synonym: flexta

3. tongue (of flame)

   Synonym: llança

Derived terms

• dardada
• dardar
• dardell
• dards

Further reading

• “dard”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

French

Etymology

Via Old French dart, from Frankish *daroth (compare Old High German tart, Old Norse darradr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daʁ/

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Noun

dard m (plural dards)

1. (military, obsolete) javelin, spear
2. sting (of an animal)
3. prickle, spine (of a plant)
   • 1857, Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary […] ‎^[1], Paris: Michel Lévy Frères:

     La robe d'Emma, trop longue, traînait un peu par le bas; de temps à autre, elle s'arrêtait pour la tirer, et alors délicatement, de ses doigts gantés, elle enlevait les herbes rudes avec les petits dards des chardons, pendant que Charles, les mains vides, attendait qu'elle eût fini.

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4. dart (a small metal object used in the game of darts)
5. (slang) cock, dick

Derived terms

• dards

Descendants

• → Italian: dardo
• → Portuguese: dardo
• → Spanish: dardo

Further reading

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

Uzbek

Etymology

From Persian درد.

Noun

dard (plural dardlar)

1. pain, disease, sickness