vaars

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See also: vårs

Dutch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch veerse, verse, from Proto-West Germanic *farsijā, derived from Proto-Germanic *farzaz (bull, ox), whence Dutch var. Cognate with Middle Low German verse, German Färse.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /vaːrs/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: vaars
  • Rhymes: -aːrs

Noun[edit]

vaars f (plural vaarzen, diminutive vaarsje n)

  1. heifer (cow approximately 2 years old that has not calved)

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: vers