sward

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• Received-Pronunciation: /swɔːd/
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• General-American: /swɔɹd/
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• rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)d
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• homophone: sword (some lects)
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• CMU ARPABET: S W AO1 R D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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The noun is derived from Middle English swerd, sward (“rind, skin; leather strap; sod, turf”) [and other forms], from Old English sweard (“rind; skin”), from Proto-Germanic *swarduz (“rind; tough skin; turf”); further etymology unknown. The verb is derived from the noun.

From a blend of sword + pardner.

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: чим (čim) — earth into the upper layer of which grass has grown; portion of such earth; sod; turf
• French: gazon — earth into the upper layer of which grass has grown; portion of such earth; sod; turf
• Hungarian: tarló — earth into the upper layer of which grass has grown; portion of such earth; sod; turf
• Italian: erba — earth into the upper layer of which grass has grown; portion of such earth; sod; turf
• Italian: zolla — earth into the upper layer of which grass has grown; portion of such earth; sod; turf
• Polish: darń — earth into the upper layer of which grass has grown; portion of such earth; sod; turf
• Romanian: gazon — earth into the upper layer of which grass has grown; portion of such earth; sod; turf
• Romanian: iarbă — earth into the upper layer of which grass has grown; portion of such earth; sod; turf
• Romanian: pajiște — earth into the upper layer of which grass has grown; portion of such earth; sod; turf
• Russian: дёрн (djorn) — earth into the upper layer of which grass has grown; portion of such earth; sod; turf
• Bulgarian: морава (morava) — expanse of land covered in grass; lawn, meadow
• French: pelouse — expanse of land covered in grass; lawn, meadow
• Hungarian: mező — expanse of land covered in grass; lawn, meadow
• Hungarian: kaszáló — expanse of land covered in grass; lawn, meadow
• Irish: báinseach — expanse of land covered in grass; lawn, meadow
• Italian: prato — expanse of land covered in grass; lawn, meadow
• Romanian: iarbă — expanse of land covered in grass; lawn, meadow
• Russian: газо́н (gazón) — expanse of land covered in grass; lawn, meadow
• Russian: луг (lug) — expanse of land covered in grass; lawn, meadow
• Bulgarian: затревявам (zatrevjavam) — to cover (ground, etc.) with sward