gard

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɑː(ɹ)d/

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)d
• Homophones: garde, guard

Etymology 1

From Old English gard, northern variant of ġeard (whence yard).

Etymology 2

References

• “gard”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Grad, darg, drag, grad

Romanization

gard

1. Romanization of 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡart/
• Rhymes: -art
• Syllabification: gard

Noun

gard m inan

1. Obsolete form of gród.

Further reading

• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “gród”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian گرد (gard).

Noun

gard ?

1. dust

References

• Eric Anonby, Hassan Mohebi Bahmani (2014) “Shipwrecked and Landlocked: Kholosi, an Indo-Aryan Language in South-west Iran”, in Cahier de Studia Iranica xx‎, pages 13-36

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French guarde.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Norse garðr.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse garðr (“enclosed space, yard”), from Proto-Germanic *gardaz (“court, yard, enclosure”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰortós (“enclosure”), from *ǵʰer- (“to enclose”). Cognate with English yard, garden.

Noun

garð f (garðeu)

1. garden, enclosure

Mutation

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gardd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Etymology

From Old Norse garðr, from Proto-Germanic *gardaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos, from the root *gʰerdʰ- (“to enclose”).

Noun

gard m (definite singular garden, indefinite plural garder, definite plural gardene)

1. alternative form of gård

References

• “gard” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Norse garðr, from Proto-Germanic *gardaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos, from the root *gʰerdʰ- (“to enclose”). Akin to English yard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɑːr/, /ɡɑːɽ/
• (thick L) IPA^(key): /ɡɑːɭ/ (see gal)

Noun

gard m (definite singular garden, indefinite plural gardar, definite plural gardane)

1. farm
2. townhouse (often in the compound bygard)
3. fence (often in the compounds skigard or steingard)
4. courtyard

References

• “gard” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gard, from Proto-Germanic *gardaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos, from the root *gʰerdʰ- (“to enclose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣɑrd/

Noun

gard m

1. an enclosed place
2. yard, garden
3. court
4. region, land
5. dwelling