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)
- (linguistics, distinct unit of language) word
Derived terms [edit]
Derived terms
Declension [edit]
declension of Wort
Noun [edit]
Wort n (genitive Worts or Wortes, plural Worte)
- (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.
- Höre auf das Wort deines Großvaters.
Declension [edit]
declension of Wort