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Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
harde m (plural harden, diminutive hardetje n)
- a hard one, e.g. a hard hit, a tough guy
- (euphemistic) a stiffy, hard-on, erected phallus
Adjective
harde
- inflection of hard:
- masculine/feminine singular attributive
- definite neuter singular attributive
- plural attributive
Verb
harde
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of harden
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French harde, from Old French herde (“herd of wild animals”), from Frankish *herda (“herd”), from Proto-Germanic *herdō (“herd”), from Proto-Indo-European *kerdʰ- (“file, row, herd”). Cognate with Old High German herta (“herd”), Middle Dutch herde, harde (“herd”), Old English heord (“herd”). More at herd.
Pronunciation
Noun
harde f (plural hardes)
- herd of wild animals (especially ruminants, deer, or wild boar)
- pack (of dogs)
Further reading
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From hard + -e.
Adverb
harde
- strongly
- very, a great deal
Further reading
Middle English
Noun
harde
- alternative form of herde (“piece of hards”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
harde
- definite singular of hard
- plural of hard
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Adjective
harde
- definite singular of hard
- plural of hard
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxar.dɛ/
- Rhymes: -ardɛ
- Syllabification: har‧de
Adjective
harde
- inflection of hardy:
- neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
- nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural