gaard

See also: gård

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gaert, from Old Dutch *gart, from Proto-Germanic *gardaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos, from *gʰerdʰ-.

Cognate with English yard (compare also garden), obsolete German Gart, Danish gård.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣaːrt/

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• Rhymes: -aːrt

Noun

gaard m (plural gaarden, diminutive gaardje n)

1. (formal) garden, yard

Derived terms

• boomgaard
• diergaarde
• olijfgaard
• wijngaard

Anagrams

• draag, graad