waard

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aːrt
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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch wāert, wēert, from Old Dutch *wert, from Proto-Germanic *werduz.[1]

Noun

waard m (plural waarden, diminutive waardje n, feminine waardin)

  1. innkeeper, publican
    Synonyms: herbergier, kastelein
    Hyponym: waardin
  2. landlord, host
  3. (obsolete) The master of the household; a husband
  4. (obsolete) A protector, lord

Etymology 2

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From Middle Dutch wert, wāert, from Old Dutch werth, from Proto-Germanic *werþaz.[1]

Adjective

waard (used only predicatively, not comparable)

  1. (following a noun phrase) worth
    Dat geld is niets waard.
    That money is worth nothing.

Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch wāert, wēert, wert, from Old Dutch *werith, from Proto-Germanic *waruþa-.[1]

Noun

waard f or m (plural waarden, diminutive waardje n)

  1. holm, holme, area surrounded by rivers
  2. type of foreland, outside a local system of dikes
  3. dwelling mound
    Synonym: terp
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Noun

waard m (plural waarden, diminutive waardje n)

  1. Alternative form of woerd (“male duck”)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)
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