Definition
Sharp, jagged pieces of something that has broken, like glass, pottery, or ice.
Etymology
From Old English 'sceard' (a piece cut or broken off), related to the verb 'shear' (to cut), suggesting something cut away from a whole.
Kelly Says
Archaeologists love shards because broken pottery lasts thousands of years and tells stories—a broken piece of ancient Greek pottery can reveal what people ate, what they believed, and when they lived!
Translations
ARالعربية
شظايا
sha-zhaya
CACatalà
fragmens
fra-gmens
DADansk
stykker
st-i-kker
DEDeutsch
Splitter
sh-plit-ter
ELΕλληνικά
σπασμένα
spa-smena
ESEspañol
fragmentos
fra-gmen-tos
FISuomi
sirpaleet
sir-pa-leet
HUMagyar
darabok
dar-ab-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
pecahan
pe-cha-han
ITItaliano
frammenti
fra-men-ti
MSBahasa Melayu
serpihan
ser-pi-han
NLNederlands
scherven
sher-ven
PLPolski
odłamki
od-la-mki
PTPortuguês
fragmentos
fra-gmen-tos
RORomână
fragmente
fra-men-te
RUРусский
осколки
os-ko-lki
TAதமிழ்
பகுதிகள்
pa-gu-thi-gal
TLTL
mga piraso
mga pee-ra-so
TRTürkçe
parçalara
par-cha-la-ra
UKУкраїнська
уламки
oo-lam-ki
VITiếng Việt
mảnh vụn
manh vu-n