Wirt

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English

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Proper noun

Wirt

  1. A surname

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German

 Wirt on German Wikipedia

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German wirt (“host”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *werduz. Cognate with Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃 (wairdus), Dutch waard,[1] and Swedish värd. The sense “caretaker; someone responsible”, which is found in compounds, developed from the sense of “host; innkeeper” due to the latter's responsibilities for his guests. However, in many cases this use is based on a backformation from Wirtschaft (“economy”), particularly in academic titles like Betriebswirt, Volkswirt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɪʁt/, [vɪʁt], [vɪɐ̯t]
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Noun

Wirt m (genitive Wirtes, plural Wirte, feminine Wirtin)

  1. pubkeeper; innkeeper
  2. (dated) host (someone who receives a guest)
  3. (biology) host (animal infested with a pest)
  4. (only in compounds) agent; caretaker; someone responsible or knowledgeable

Declension

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Proper noun

Wirt m or f (genitive Wirts)

  1. a surname

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Wirt”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN

Further reading

  • “Wirt” in Duden online
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