werf

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋɛrf/
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  • 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)

  1. (regional, Southern, Belgian Dutch) short for bouwwerf: building site
  2. short for scheepswerf: shipyard
  3. wharf, quay
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

werf

  1. first-person singular present indicative of werven
  2. imperative of werven

German

Verb

werf

  1. (colloquial) Alternative form of wirf
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