Wort

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German [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old High German wort, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰo-. Compare Dutch woord, English word, Danish ord.

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

Wort n (genitive Worts or Wortes, plural Wörter)

  1. (linguistics, distinct unit of language) word

Derived terms [edit]

Derived terms

Declension [edit]

declension of Wort
singular plural
n gender indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Wort die Wörter
genitive eines des Wortes,
Worts		 der Wörter
dative einem dem Wort,
Worte (archaic)		 den Wörtern
accusative ein das Wort die Wörter

Noun [edit]

Wort n (genitive Worts or Wortes, plural Worte)

  1. (sentence which is an advise, promise, command,...) word
    Höre auf das Wort deines Großvaters.
    Listen to your grandfather's word.
    Ich gebe dir mein Wort, dass ich pünktlich da sein werde.
    I give you my word that I'll be there on time.
    Keiner wagte dem Wort des Königs zu widersprechen.
    No one dared contradict the king's word.

Declension [edit]

declension of Wort
singular plural
n gender indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Wort die Worte
genitive eines des Wortes,
Worts		 der Worte
dative einem dem Wort,
Worte (archaic)		 den Worten
accusative ein das Wort die Worte

Derived terms [edit]

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