ardu
Akkadian
Pronunciation
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ˈar.du/
Noun
ardu m
- Alternative form of wardum
Aromanian
Alternative forms
- ard
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *ārdō, change of conjugation from Latin ārdeō. Compare Romanian arde, ard.
Verb
ardu (third-person singular present indicative ardi or arde, past participle arsã)
- I burn.
Related terms
- arsu
- arshu
- ardiri / ardire
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin arduus.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈaɾ.du/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˈar.du/
Adjective
ardu (feminine àrdua, masculine plural ardus, feminine plural àrdues)
- steep (of a near-vertical gradient)
- arduous (needing or using up much energy)
Derived terms
- àrduament
Related terms
- arduïtat
Further reading
- “ardu” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “ardu”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “ardu” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “ardu” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Esperanto
Verb
ardu
- imperative of ardi
French
Etymology
From Latin arduus (“high, steep; difficult”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aʁ.dy/
Audio (file)
Adjective
ardu (feminine ardue, masculine plural ardus, feminine plural ardues)
- (literally) steep (of a near-vertical gradient)
- Synonym: escarpé
- (figuratively) arduous, needing or using up much energy, difficult
- Synonyms: difficile, pénible
Antonyms
- aisé
Further reading
- “ardu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- dura
Megleno-Romanian
Alternative forms
- ard
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *ārdō, change of conjugation from Latin ārdeō. Compare Romanian arde, ard, Aromanian ardu.
Verb
ardu
- I burn.
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈar͈du/
Adjective
ardu
- inflection of ard:
- vocative/accusative plural masculine
- comparative degree
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| ardu | unchanged | n-ardu |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||