bard
English
editPronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɑːd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /bɑɹd/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)d
- Homophone: barred
Etymology 1
edit(15th c.) from Scottish Gaelic bàrd, from Old Irish bard, from Proto-Celtic *bardos (“bard, poet”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“praise”), and reinforced by Latin bardus, borrowed from Celtic. Cognate with Latin grātus (“grateful, pleasant, delightful”), Sanskrit गृणाति (gṛṇāti, “calls, praises”), Old Church Slavonic жрьти (žrĭti, “to sacrifice”).
Noun
editbard (plural bards)
- A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.
- 1837, Richard Llwyd, The Poetical Works of Richard Llwyd, the Bard of Snowdon[1]:
- He is a Welsh bard, and a man full of animation, anecdote, and independence; […]
- 2023, Rundisc, Chants of Sennaar, Focus Entertainment, via Nintendo Switch, level/area: Gardens:
- A WEAPON, THE WARRIOR CARRIES. A SAW, THE IDIOT CARRIES. AN INSTRUMENT, THE BARD CARRIES.
- (by extension) A poet.
- Shakespeare is known as the bard of Avon.
- (roleplaying games, fantasy) A class of character that typically focuses on charisma, magic and supporting other players; a fantasy fiction character inspired by this archetype.
- 2015 August 18, Tim Pratt, Pathfinder Tales: Reign of Stars, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 116:
- I saw a bard work a bit of magic once. He brought up a volunteer from the audience, insulted him in rather colorful fashion, and then made the man forget the insults—and then he did the same trick all over again, twice more.”
- 2024 January 9, Kristy Boyce, Dungeons and Drama, Delacorte Press, →ISBN, page 66:
- "Having a bard would be even less helpful than having a second wizard, " John interjects.
Derived terms
editTranslations
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Etymology 2
editFrom French barde. English since the late 15th century.
Noun
editbard (plural bards)
- A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. (Often in the plural.)
- Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms.
- (cooking) A thin slice of fat bacon used to cover any meat or game.
- The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind.
- Specifically, Peruvian bark.
Translations
editVerb
editbard (third-person singular simple present bards, present participle barding, simple past and past participle barded)
- To cover a horse in defensive armor.
- 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 29:
- The defensive armor with which the horses of the ancient knights or men at arms were covered, or, to use the language of the time, barded, consisted of the following pieces made either of metal or jacked leather, the Chamfron, Chamfrein or Shaffron, the Criniere or Main Facre, the Poitrenal, Poitral or Breast Plate, and the Croupiere or Buttock Piece.
- (cooking) To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.
Anagrams
editCatalan
editNoun
editbard m (plural bards)
- bard (a professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts)
Further reading
edit- “bard” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “bard”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “bard” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “bard” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Czech
editPronunciation
editNoun
editbard m anim
- bard (Celtic poet and singer)
- (by extension) bard, poet, spokesperson
Declension
editsingular | plural | |
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nominative | ||
genitive | ||
dative | , | |
accusative | ||
vocative | ||
locative | , | |
instrumental |
Derived terms
editFurther reading
editDutch
editEtymology
editBorrowed either from German Barde or English bard. Ultimately from Proto-Celtic *bardos (“bard, poet”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“praise”). Cognate with Latin grātus (“grateful, pleasant, delightful”), Sanskrit गृणाति (gṛṇāti, “calls, praises”), Old Church Slavonic жрьти (žrĭti, “to sacrifice”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbard m (plural barden)
- bard, Celtic poet, singer
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle French bard, from Old French béart, bayart, baiart, boieart, boyart, bayard (“stretcher”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from unattested *berard, from Frankish *berhard (“carrier”), from Frankish *beran (“to carry”) + *-hard.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbard m (plural bards)
Synonyms
editFurther reading
edit- “bard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish bard, from Proto-Celtic *bardos.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbard m (genitive singular baird, nominative plural baird)
Declension
editDerived terms
edit- filíocht na mbard (“bardic poetry”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bard | bhard | mbard |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bard”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bard”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “bárd”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 60
Ludian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *parta, borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bardā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂.
Noun
editbard
Maltese
editRoot |
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b-r-d |
11 terms |
Etymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editbard m (plural brud)
- cold; cold weather
- 1949-1952, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Ħolma tan-Natura”, in Qasba mar-Riħ, published 1977:
- U meta tiġi x-xitwa erħilha teqred
bir-rxiex, bis-silġ, bil-bard, bir-riħ u rwiefen
il-ħlejjaq qodma: weraq sfajra u morda,
u rix mitbiela,- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
See also
editManx
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish bard, from Proto-Celtic *bardos.
Noun
editbard m (genitive singular ?, plural bardyn)
Synonyms
editMutation
editManx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bard | vard | mard |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Norwegian Nynorsk
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editbard m (definite singular barden, indefinite plural bardar, definite plural bardane)
Related terms
editFurther reading
editOld Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Celtic *bardos.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbard m (genitive baird, nominative plural baird)
Inflection
editMasculine o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | bard | bardL | bairdL |
Vocative | baird | bardL | barduH |
Accusative | bardN | bardL | barduH |
Genitive | bairdL | bard | bardN |
Dative | bardL | bardaib | bardaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Synonyms
editDescendants
editMutation
editOld Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
bard | bard pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ |
mbard |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bard”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Polish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from French barde, from Latin bardus, from Proto-Celtic *bardos (“bard”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to approve, praise”).
Noun
editbard m pers
- (historical) bard (professional Celtic poet and singer whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men)
- (by extension) bard, poet, songster
Declension
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
editbard n
Further reading
editRomanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French barde, from Latin bardus.
Noun
editbard m (plural barzi)
Declension
editSwedish
editNoun
editbard c
- bard (poet and singer)
- (physiology, often in the plural) baleen
Declension
editDeclension of bard | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | bard | barden | barder | barderna |
Genitive | bards | bardens | barders | bardernas |
See also
editReferences
editVeps
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *parta, borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bardā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂.
Noun
editbard
Declension
editInflection of bard (inflection type 5/sana) | |||
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nominative sing. | bard | ||
genitive sing. | bardan | ||
partitive sing. | bardad | ||
partitive plur. | bardoid | ||
singular | plural | ||
nominative | bard | bardad | |
accusative | bardan | bardad | |
genitive | bardan | bardoiden | |
partitive | bardad | bardoid | |
essive-instructive | bardan | bardoin | |
translative | bardaks | bardoikš | |
inessive | bardas | bardoiš | |
elative | bardaspäi | bardoišpäi | |
illative | bardaha | bardoihe | |
adessive | bardal | bardoil | |
ablative | bardalpäi | bardoilpäi | |
allative | bardale | bardoile | |
abessive | bardata | bardoita | |
comitative | bardanke | bardoidenke | |
prolative | bardadme | bardoidme | |
approximative I | bardanno | bardoidenno | |
approximative II | bardannoks | bardoidennoks | |
egressive | bardannopäi | bardoidennopäi | |
terminative I | bardahasai | bardoihesai | |
terminative II | bardalesai | bardoilesai | |
terminative III | bardassai | — | |
additive I | bardahapäi | bardoihepäi | |
additive II | bardalepäi | bardoilepäi |
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