hazard

hazard
[13] The word hazard was introduced to English as the name for a game played with dice. It was borrowed from Old French hasard, which came via Spanish azar from Arabic azzahr, earlier al-zahr ‘luck, chance’. Its associations were thus from the first with ‘uncertainty’, and its central modern sense ‘danger’ did not develop until the 16th century.

The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins. 2013.

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  • Hazard — (altfranzösisch hasart „Würfelspiel“ von arabisch az zahr „Spielwürfel“) ist: ein Glücksspiel, siehe Hazard (Würfelspiel) ein Hazard / Hasardspiel, eine vom Würfelspiel abgeleitete Bezeichnung für ein Glücksspiel, siehe Glücksspiel ein Spiel bzw …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • hazard — haz‧ard [ˈhæzəd ǁ ərd] noun [countable] something that may be dangerous, cause problems, accidents etc: • There may be other workplaces with similar fire hazards. • We want to take waste away from places where it poses a health hazard. • The… …   Financial and business terms

  • hazard — HAZÁRD, hazarduri, s.n. Împrejurare sau concurs de împrejurări (favorabile sau nefavorabile) a căror cauză rămâne în general necunoscută; p. ext. întâmplare neprevăzută, neaşteptată. ♦ Soartă, destin. ♢ Joc de hazard = joc de noroc. – Din fr.… …   Dicționar Român

  • hazard — haz·ard / ha zərd/ n: a condition that tends to create or increase the possibility of loss used esp. in insurance law Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. hazard …   Law dictionary

  • Hazard — Haz ard (h[a^]z [ e]rd), n. [F. hasard, Sp. azar an unforeseen disaster or accident, an unfortunate card or throw at dice, prob. fr. Ar. zahr, z[=a]r, a die, which, with the article al the, would give azzahr, azz[=a]r.] 1. A game of chance played …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hazard — Hazard, NE U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 66 Housing Units (2000): 39 Land area (2000): 0.253208 sq. miles (0.655805 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.253208 sq. miles (0.655805 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Hazard — Haz ard, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hazarded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hazarding}.] [Cf. F. hasarder. See {Hazard}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. To expose to the operation of chance; to put in danger of loss or injury; to venture; to risk. [1913 Webster] Men hazard… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hazard — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż I, D. u, Mc. hazardrdzie {{/stl 8}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}{{stl 12}}1. {{/stl 12}}{{stl 7}} niebezpieczne przedsięwzięcie, którego wynik jest wątpliwy i zależny wyłącznie od przypadku, ślepego losu; ryzyko : {{/stl… …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • Hazard, KY — U.S. city in Kentucky Population (2000): 4806 Housing Units (2000): 2291 Land area (2000): 7.019985 sq. miles (18.181678 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 7.019985 sq. miles (18.181678 sq. km) FIPS …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Hazard, NE — U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 66 Housing Units (2000): 39 Land area (2000): 0.253208 sq. miles (0.655805 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.253208 sq. miles (0.655805 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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