aard

See also: Aard, ård, and -aard

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːrt/

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• Hyphenation: aard
• Rhymes: -aːrt

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.

Derived terms

• aarden
• dat het een aard heeft
• een aardje naar zijn vaartje hebben
• mondaard

See also

• aarde

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

aard

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of aarden
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of aarden

Etymology 3

Noun

aard f (plural aardes, diminutive aardje n)

1. Alternative form of aarde.

Anagrams

• daar, raad

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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