vaart

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See also: vårt

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vāert, from Old Dutch farth, from Proto-Germanic *fardiz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɑːrt/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

vaart (plural vaarte)

  1. a cruise
  2. navigation
  3. leap
  4. speed

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vāert, from Old Dutch farth, fard, from Proto-West Germanic *fardi, from Proto-Germanic *fardiz.

Noun

vaart f (plural vaarten, diminutive vaartje n)

  1. trip (by boat)
  2. speed, momentum
    Wij gaan te snel. Je zou de vaart moeten minderen.
    We are going too fast. You should reduce the speed.
  3. canal
  4. shipping, maritime traffic
    Hij is op de grote vaart.
    He has gone to sea.
Derived terms

- general:

- toponyms:

- hydronyms:

See also

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vaart

  1. (deprecated template usage) second- and third-person singular present indicative of varen
  2. (deprecated template usage) (archaic) plural imperative of varen
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