Richard

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.əd/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.əɹd/ (Australian) IPA(key): /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.əd/ Hyphenation: Rich‧ard === Etymology 1 === From Middle English Rycharde, from Old French Richard, from Medieval Latin Richardus, Ricohardus, from Frankish *Rīkahard, from Proto-Germanic *Rīkaharduz, a construction of *rīks (“king, ruler”) +‎ *harduz (“hard, brave”). Cognate with Old High German Rīcohard (“Richard”). Unrelated to rich. A hypothetical Old English equivalent *Rī‌ċheard would also yield an identical "Richard" in Modern English, though it is unknown if the Old English equivalent existed. ==== Proper noun ==== Richard (plural Richards) A male given name from the Germanic languages. A surname originating as a patronymic. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Clipping of Richard III. ==== Noun ==== Richard (plural Richards) (Cockney rhyming slang, mildly vulgar) A turd. === Further reading === “Richard”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “Richard”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Cebuano == === Etymology === From English Richard, from Middle English Rycharde, from Old French Richard, from Medieval Latin Richardus and Ricohardus, from Frankish *Rīkahard, from Proto-Germanic *Rīkaharduz, a construction of *rīks (“king, ruler”) +‎ *harduz (“hard, brave”). === Proper noun === Richard a male given name from English [in turn from the Germanic languages] 2010 — Maningo, Alcea, Ang Nitugpa sa Atop (04 November), Sugilanon, Kalingawan, Banat News 2012 — Suarez, Lloyd, Pamutos na Lang, Warden Manansala (13 June), Super Hirit, Cebu Daily News == Chinese == === Etymology === From English Richard, which resembles the pronunciation of 碌柒 (luk1 cat6, “dickhead; idiot”). Probably popularised by The God of Cookery (quoted below). === Pronunciation === === Noun === Richard (Hong Kong Cantonese, minced oath, euphemistic) synonym of 碌柒 咦，Richard好Richard喎！受過高等教育定啦！ [Cantonese, trad.]咦，Richard好Richard㖞！受过高等教育定啦！ [Cantonese, simp.]ji2, wit1 cat4 hou2 wit1 cat4 wo3! sau6 gwo3 gou1 dang2 gaau3 juk6 ding6-2 laa3! [Jyutping]Hey Dick, you look like a dick! You must have received higher education, right? == Czech == === Pronunciation === (Czech Republic) IPA(key): [ˈrɪxart] === Proper noun === Richard m anim a male given name, equivalent to English Richard ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== == Danish == === Proper noun === Richard a male given name, equivalent to English Richard == Estonian == === Proper noun === Richard a male given name, equivalent to English Richard ==== Related terms ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁi.ʃaʁ/ === Proper noun === Richard m a male given name, equivalent to English Richard a surname originating as a patronymic == German == === Pronunciation === (Germany) IPA(key): /ˈʁɪçaɐ̯t/ (Austria, Switzerland) IPA(key): /ˈrɪçart/ === Proper noun === Richard a male given name, equivalent to English Richard == Kashubian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Richard. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈri.xart/ Rhymes: -ixart Syllabification: Ri‧chard === Proper noun === Richard m pers a male given name, equivalent to English Richard === Further reading === Jan Trepczyk (1994), “Ryszard”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2 Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “Ryszard”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎[3] == Norwegian == === Proper noun === Richard a male given name, the usual modern form of Rikard == Occitan == === Proper noun === Richard m (Limousin) a male given name === Further reading === Yves Lavalade (2010), Dictionnaire d'usage occitan/français - Limousin, Marche, Périgord (in French), Institut d'Estudis Occitans dau Lemosin, →ISBN; page 496 == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrixart/ === Proper noun === Richard m pers a male given name, equivalent to English Richard ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “Richard”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Richard. Doublet of Ricardo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrit͡ʃaɾd/ [ˈri.t͡ʃaɾð̞] Rhymes: -itʃaɾd IPA(key): /ɹɪt͡ʃɚd/ [ɹɪt͡ʃɚð̞] Syllabification: Ri‧chard === Proper noun === Richard m a male given name from English == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Richard c (genitive Richards) a male given name, an English and French type variant of Rikard === References === [4] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 17 105 males with the given name Richard (compared to 10 124 named Rikard and 22 341 named Rickard) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.