tardif

See also: Tardif

French

Etymology

From Old French tardif, from Vulgar Latin *tardīvus, from Latin tardus. Compare Italian tardivo, Portuguese tardio, Romanian târziu, Spanish tardío.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taʁ.dif/

• Audio:

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Adjective

tardif (feminine tardive, masculine plural tardifs, feminine plural tardives)

1. late, belated

Derived terms

• latin tardif

Related terms

• see tard

Further reading

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

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Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *tardīvus, from Latin tardus.

Adjective

tardif m (oblique and nominative feminine singular tardive)

1. late; not on time

Descendants

• English: tardy
• French: tardif
• Norman: tardi