waard

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aːrt
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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch waert, weert. Cognate with German Wirt and Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃 (wairdus).[1]

Noun

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

  1. An innkeeper, publican
  2. A landlord, host
  3. (obsolete) The master of the household; a husband
  4. (obsolete) A protector, lord
Synonyms
Hyponyms

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch wert, waert, from Old Dutch werth, from Proto-Germanic *werþaz. Cognate with English worth, German wert, Old Norse verðr.[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 waert, weert, wert. Cognate with Old English waroþ.[1]

Noun

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

  1. A holm, holme, area surrounded by rivers
  2. A type of foreland, outside a local system of dikes
  3. A dwelling mound
Synonyms
  • (dwelling mound) terp
Derived terms
  • uiterwaard
  • Alblasserwaard
  • Albrandswaard
  • Bommelerwaard
  • Fraterwaard
  • Hoeksche waard
  • Krimpenerwaard
  • Lopikerwaard
  • Marnewaard
  • Tielerwaard

Etymology 4

Germanic, unclear.

Noun

waard m (plural waarden, diminutive waardje n)

  1. Alternative form of woerd (male duck)

References

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