vaart

See also: vårt

Afrikaans

Noun

vaart (plural vaarte)

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

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vaːrt/

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• Hyphenation: vaart
• Rhymes: -aːrt

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vāert, from Old Dutch farth, fard, 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

• ballonvaart
• bedevaart
• binnenvaart
• handelsvaart
• hemelvaart
• kaapvaart
• luchtvaart
• rondvaart
• ruimtevaart
• scheepvaart
• walvisvaart
• welvaart
• zeevaart

 

See also

• tocht

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