hasard
French
Etymology
From Middle French hasard, from Old French hasart, from Old Spanish azar, from Arabic اَلزَّهْر (az-zahr, “the dice”). Compare modern Spanish azar, Italian zara. The initial h- was originally purely graphic, but became aspirated by analogy with other non-Latin words. The final -d/-t is also excrescent, perhaps influenced by the suffix -ard.
Pronunciation
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /a.zaʁ/
Audio (France, Paris) (file)
Noun
hasard m (plural hasards)
- (usually in the singular) (random) chance
- Synonym: raccroc
- a coincidence
- hazard
- (golf) hazard
Derived terms
- à tout hasard
- au hasard
- de hasard
- hasarder
- hasardeur
- jeu de hasard
- laisser au hasard
- par hasard
- quel hasard
Further reading
- “hasard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
Alternative forms
- hasarde, hassard, hazarde, aserd
Etymology
From Old French hasart, from Arabic اَلزَّهْر (az-zahr, “the dice”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhazard/, /ˈhazərd/
Noun
hasard
- hazard (dice game, often gambled on)
- (rare) An individual who plays hazard.
- (rare) A crafty individual.
Related terms
- hasardour
- hasardrie
Descendants
- English: hazard
References
- “hasard, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-07-08.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French hasard, from Spanish azar, from Arabic اَلزَّهْر (az-zahr, “the dice”).
Noun
hasard m (definite singular hasarden, indefinite plural hasarder, definite plural hasardene)
- gambling, game of chance
- a hazard, risk
Derived terms
- hasardspill
References
- “hasard” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “hasard” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From French hasard, from Spanish azar, from Arabic اَلزَّهْر (az-zahr, “the dice”).
Noun
hasard m (definite singular hasarden, indefinite plural hasardar, definite plural hasardane)
- gambling, game of chance
- a hazard, risk
Derived terms
- hasardspel
References
- “hasard” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Noun
hasard c
- games of chance, gambling (sometimes figurative)
Declension
| Declension of hasard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | hasard | hasarden | — | — |
| Genitive | hasards | hasardens | — | — |
Derived terms
- hasardspel
References
- hasard in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- hasard in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- hasard in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)