waard

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋaːrt/

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• Hyphenation: waard
• Rhymes: -aːrt

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

1. A innkeeper, a publican.

   Synonyms: herbergier, kastelein

   Hyponym: waardin

2. A landlord, a host.
3. (obsolete) The master of the household; a husband,
4. (obsolete) A protector, a lord.

Derived terms

• hoerenwaard
• waardin
• zoals de waard is, vertrouwt hij zijn gasten

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

waard (used only predicatively, not comparable)

1. (following a noun phrase) worth

   Dat geld is niets waard.

   That money is worth nothing.

Related terms

• waarde
• waarderen

Descendants

• Negerhollands: weert, waard

Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch wāert, wēert, wert, from Old Dutch *werith, from Proto-West Germanic *wariþ, from Proto-Germanic *wariþa-, *waruþa-.

Noun

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

1. A holm, holme, an area surrounded by rivers.
2. A type of foreland, outside a local system of dikes.
3. A dwelling mound.

   Synonym: terp

Derived terms

• Alblasserwaard
• Albrandswaard
• Bommelerwaard
• Fraterwaard
• Hoeksche waard
• Krimpenerwaard
• Lopikerwaard
• Makkumerwaard, Makkumerwaarden
• Marnewaard
• Tielerwaard
• uiterwaard

 

Etymology 4

Noun

waard m (plural waarden, diminutive waardje n)

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