aard

See also: Aard, ård, and -aard

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːrt/

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• Hyphenation: aard
• Rhymes: -aːrt
• Homophones: aardt, Aerdt, Aart

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch āert, from Old Dutch *ard, from Proto-Germanic *ardiz.

Noun

aard m (plural aarden, diminutive aardje n)

1. nature, character, disposition

   Hij toonde zijn ware aard.

   He showed his true character.

Alternative forms

• aert (obsolete)

Derived terms

• -aard
• aarden
• boosaardig
• dat het een aard heeft
• een aardje naar zijn vaartje hebben
• eigenaardig
• goedaardig
• kwaadaardig
• mondaard
• plantaardig
• slavenaard
• uiteraard
• van dien aard
• zachtaardig

Descendants

• Negerhollands: art

See also

• aarde

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

aard

1. inflection of aarden:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Etymology 3

Apocopic form, generally for metrical purposes.

Noun

aard f (plural aardes, diminutive aardje n)

1. Alternative form of aarde

Anagrams

• daar, raad

Gagauz

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ārt.

Noun

aard

1. back

References

• Baskakov, N. A. (1991) İsmail Kaynak, A. Mecit Doğru, transl., Gagauz Türkçesinin Sözlüğü [The Dictionary of Gagauz Turkish] (in Turkish), Ankara: Kültür Bakanlığı Yayınları, page 2

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *ard, erd, from Proto-Germanic *ardiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːt/

Noun

aard n or c (plural aarden, diminutive aardsje)

1. nature, character

Further reading

• “aard (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011