wereld

See also: wêreld

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch werelt, from Old Dutch werold, werolt, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz, from Proto-Germanic *weraz (“man”) + *aldiz (“time, age, old”), hence "age of man".

Cognate to West Frisian wrâld, English world, German Welt, Swedish värld.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʋeːrəlt/, /ˈʋiːrəlt/, /ˈʋirəlt/
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Hyphenation: we‧reld

Noun

wereld f or m (plural werelden, diminutive wereldje n)

world

Usage notes

The genitive form 's werelds is still in common use.

Derived terms

Descendants

Afrikaans: wêreld

Further reading

Matthias de Vries; Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864), “wereld”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001
“wereld” in Van Dale Onlinewoordenboek, Van Dale Lexicografie, 2007.

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