isard

Catalan

Etymology

Uncertain, possibly from a Pre-Roman (Basque or Iberian) root *izarr-, *isarr-.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /iˈzaɾt/

(Central) IPA^(key): /iˈzart/

Noun

isard m (plural isards)

chamois

Synonyms

camussa

Adjective

isard (feminine isarda, masculine plural isards, feminine plural isardes)

(of terrain) wild, rough, rugged
Synonym: escabrós
(of animals) untamed, unapproachable
Synonym: salvatge
(of people) surly, unsociable
Synonym: esquerp

Further reading

“isard” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan isard, possibly from a Pre-Roman (Basque or Iberian) root *izarr-, *isarr-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /i.zaʁ/
Audio (Switzerland) (file)

Noun

isard m (plural isards)

Pyrenean chamois

Further reading

“isard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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