hård

See also: hard, haard, and härd

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish harth, from Old Norse harðr (“hard”), from Proto-Germanic *harduz (“hard”), from Proto-Indo-European *kert-, *kret- (“strong; powerful”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [hɒˀ]
  • Homophone: hår

Adjective

hård (neuter hårdt, plural and definite singular attributive hårde, comparative hårdere, superlative (predicative) hårdest, superlative (attributive) hårdeste)

  1. hard
  2. tough
  3. severe, harsh

Inflection
Inflection of hård
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular hård hårdere hårdest2
Indefinite neuter singular hårdt hårdere hårdest2
Plural hårde hårdere hårdest2
Definite attributive1 hårde hårdere hårdeste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish harþer, from Old Norse harðr, from Proto-Germanic *harduz, from Proto-Indo-European *kert-, *kret- (“strong, powerful”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hoːɖ/, /hoːɽ/, [hoːɖ], [hoə̯ɖ], [hoːɽ]
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Adjective

hård (comparative hårdare, superlative hårdast)

  1. hard; inflexible; rigid; unbending
  2. hard; resistant to pressure
  3. hard; demanding a lot of effort to endure
  4. (about water) hard; high in dissolved calcium compounds
  5. (about a person) severe; strict; unfriendly
  6. (slang, vulgar, of a male) hard; sexually aroused
  7. (of weather) severe; very bad or intense
  8. with strength; forceful

Inflection
Inflection of hård
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular hård hårdare hårdast
Neuter singular hårt hårdare hårdast
Plural hårda hårdare hårdast
Masculine plural3 hårde hårdare hårdast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 hårde hårdare hårdaste
All hårda hårdare hårdaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Derived terms

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