värd
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛːɖ/
audio (file) - Homophone: värld
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish værþer from Old Norse verðr (adjective), verð (noun), from Proto-Germanic *werþaz (“towards, opposite”), used substantively as a noun. Cognate with Dutch waard (adj), German wert (adjective), Wert (noun), English worth.
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from Middle Low German wert (genitive: werdes), from Old Saxon werd or wird. Cognate with Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌿𐍃 (wairþus), German Wirt, Dutch waard.[1]
Declension
Declension of värd | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | värd | värden | värdar | värdarna |
Genitive | värds | värdens | värdars | värdarnas |
Synonyms
- (landlord, landlady): hyresvärd
References
- värd in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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