werf
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋɛrf/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: werf
- Rhymes: -ɛrf
- Rhymes: -ɛrf
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch werf. Related to werven. Compare English wharf. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
werf m (plural werven, diminutive werfje n)
- (regional, Southern, Belgian Dutch) short for bouwwerf: building site
- short for scheepswerf: shipyard
- wharf, quay
Derived terms
- bouwwerf
- jachtwerf
- scheepswerf
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
werf
- first-person singular present indicative of werven
- imperative of werven
German
Verb
werf
- (colloquial) Alternative form of wirf