wereld
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[edit] Dutch
[edit] Etymology
From Old Saxon werold, from Proto-Germanic *wer-alt; surface analyzed as compound of wer (“‘man’”) + alt (“‘time, age, old’”) (hence “age of man”), latter short for altar.
Cognate to English world, German Welt, Swedish värld.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈʋeː ɾəld/
- Listen to the song Wereld Zonder Jou (lyrics).
[edit] Noun
wereld f. and m. (plural werelden, diminutive wereldje, diminutive plural wereldjes)
