billard

== English == === Alternative forms === billet billit === Noun === billard (plural billards) (obsolete) A coalfish, especially a young one. === References === “billard”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French billard (“billiards, pool table”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === billard c (singular definite billarden, not used in plural form) billiards (a ball game played on a billiard table) ==== Derived terms ==== keglebillard (“Danish pin billiards”) === Noun === billard n (singular definite billardet, plural indefinite billarder) synonym of billardbord === Further reading === “billard” in Den Danske Ordbog == French == === Etymology === Derived from bille (“log, tree trunk”) +‎ -ard, the term billard ("little log") originally referring to the cue stick with which the game is played. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bi.jaʁ/ === Noun === billard m (plural billards) billiards pool table (slang) operating table ==== Derived terms ==== sur le billard passer sur le billard ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “billard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012