isard

== English == === Noun === isard (plural isards) Alternative form of izard. == Catalan == === Etymology === Uncertain, possibly from a Pre-Roman (Basque or Iberian) root *izarr-, *isarr-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [iˈzart] IPA(key): (Valencia) [iˈzaɾt] === Noun === isard m (plural isards) chamois Synonym: camussa === Adjective === isard (feminine isarda, masculine plural isards, feminine plural isardes) wild, rough, rugged (of terrain) Synonym: escabrós untamed, unapproachable (of animals) Synonym: salvatge surly, unsociable (of people) Synonym: esquerp === Further reading === “isard”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Occitan isard, possibly from a Pre-Roman (Basque or Iberian) root *izarr-, *isarr-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /i.zaʁ/ === Noun === isard m (plural isards) Pyrenean chamois === Further reading === “isard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012