bâtard

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French bâtard, from Old French bastard (“child of a nobleman by a woman other than his wife”), from Medieval Latin bastardus (“illegitimate child”), from Proto-Germanic *banstuz, *bunstuz (“a bond”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie, bind”) + -ard. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Cognate with Old Frisian bōst (“marriage”) and Middle Dutch basture (“whore, prostitute”) (from bast + hure). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ba.taʁ/ ~ /bɑ.taʁ/ === Adjective === bâtard (feminine bâtarde, masculine plural bâtards, feminine plural bâtardes) bastard ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === bâtard m (plural bâtards, feminine bâtarde) bastard (person born to unmarried parents) (botany) hybrid plant batard (short baguette) (vulgar) bastard, asshole === Further reading === “bâtard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === bardât, bradât == Norman == === Etymology === From Old French bastard (“child of a nobleman by a woman other than his wife”), from Medieval Latin bastardus (“illegitimate child”), from Proto-Germanic *banstuz, *bunstuz (“a bond”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie, bind”). === Noun === bâtard m (plural bâtards) (Jersey) bastard ==== Synonyms ==== êfant d'galiotage