hasard

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French hasard, from Old French hasart, from Old Spanish azar, from Arabic اَلزَّهْر (az-zahr, “flowers”), named after a game of dice where the winning side of the die had a flower on it. Compare modern Spanish azar, Italian zara. The initial h- was originally purely graphic, but became aspirated by analogy with other non-Latin words. The final -d/-t is also excrescent, perhaps influenced by the suffix -ard. === Pronunciation === (aspirated h) IPA(key): /a.zaʁ/ === Noun === hasard m (plural hasards) (usually in the singular) (random) chance Synonym: raccroc a coincidence hazard (golf) hazard ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “hasard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Alternative forms === hasarde, hassard, hazarde, aserd === Etymology === From Old French hasart, from Arabic اَلزَّهْر (az-zahr, “the dice”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhazard/, /ˈhazərd/ === Noun === hasard hazard (dice game, often gambled on) (rare) An individual who plays hazard. (rare) A crafty individual. ==== Related terms ==== hasardour hasardrie ==== Descendants ==== English: hazard ==== References ==== “hasard, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 8 July 2019. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From French hasard, from Spanish azar, from Arabic اَلزَّهْر (az-zahr, “the dice”). === Noun === hasard m (definite singular hasarden, indefinite plural hasarder, definite plural hasardene) gambling, game of chance a hazard, risk ==== Derived terms ==== hasardspill === References === “hasard” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “hasard” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From French hasard, from Spanish azar, from Arabic اَلزَّهْر (az-zahr, “the dice”). === Noun === hasard m (definite singular hasarden, indefinite plural hasardar, definite plural hasardane) gambling, game of chance a hazard, risk ==== Derived terms ==== hasardspel === References === “hasard” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French hasard. === Noun === hasard c a game of chance (for example lottery, roulette, and dice games) Synonym: hasardspel a gamble (a risky venture) Synonym: vågspel chance (random occurrence) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== spela hasard === References === hasard in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker hasard in Walter E. Harlock, Svensk-engelsk ordbok : skolupplaga (1964)