Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʋaːrt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: waard
  • Rhymes: -aːrt

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch wāert, wēert, from Old Dutch *wert, from Proto-Germanic *werduz.[1]

Noun

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waard m (plural waarden, diminutive waardje n, feminine waardin)

  1. a innkeeper, a publican
    Synonyms: herbergier, kastelein
    Hyponym: waardin
  2. a landlord, a host
  3. (obsolete) the master of the household; a husband,
  4. (obsolete) a protector, a lord
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Etymology 2

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From Middle Dutch wert, wāert, from Old Dutch werth, from Proto-Germanic *werþaz.[1]

Adjective

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waard (used only predicatively, not comparable)

  1. (following a noun phrase) worth
    Dat geld is niets waard.
    That money is worth nothing.
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Descendants
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  • Negerhollands: weert, waard

Etymology 3

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From Middle Dutch wāert, wēert, wert, from Old Dutch *werith, from Proto-West Germanic *wariþ, from Proto-Germanic *wariþa-, *waruþa-.[1]

Noun

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waard f or m (plural waarden, diminutive waardje n)

  1. a holm, holme, an area surrounded by rivers
  2. a type of foreland, outside a local system of dikes
  3. a dwelling mound
    Synonym: terp
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Etymology 4

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Noun

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waard m (plural waarden, diminutive waardje n)

  1. Alternative form of woerd (male duck)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)