hasard

French

Etymology

Inherited 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/
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Noun

hasard m (plural hasards)

  1. (usually in the singular) (random) chance
    Synonym: raccroc
  2. a coincidence
  3. hazard
  4. (golf) hazard

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French hasart, from Arabic اَلزَّهْر (az-zahr, “the dice”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhazard/, /ˈhazərd/

Noun

hasard

  1. hazard (dice game, often gambled on)
  2. (rare) An individual who plays hazard.
  3. (rare) A crafty individual.

Descendants

  • English: hazard

References

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)

  1. gambling, game of chance
  2. a hazard, risk

Derived terms

References

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)

  1. gambling, game of chance
  2. a hazard, risk

Derived terms

References

Swedish

Noun

hasard c

  1. games of chance, gambling (sometimes figuratively)

Declension

Declension of hasard 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative hasard hasarden — —
Genitive hasards hasardens — —

Derived terms

References

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