woerd

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋuːrt/
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Hyphenation: woerd
Rhymes: -uːrt

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch woert, woort, apparently dialectal forms of *waart (whence the byform given below). Compare regional Low German Warte (“drake”). Further origin unknown.

Alternative forms

waard

Noun

woerd m (plural woerden, diminutive woerdje n)

drake (male duck)
Synonyms: mannetjeseend, draak

Coordinate terms

eend (“duck”)

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch woert, either from Old Dutch *wurth, *wuorth or from Old Frisian wurth, from Proto-Germanic *wurþiz. Frisian origin might be suggested by the irregular -oe- and the fact that it is a coastal word. Cognate with German Wurt (“man-made hill”), Icelandic urð (“area covered by fallen rocks”).

Noun

woerd f (plural woerden, diminutive woerdje n)

man-made hill or elevation (as used in low areas to protect farmhouses against flooding)

Anagrams

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