aard

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See also: Aard, ård, and -aard

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch āert, from Old Dutch *ard, from Proto-Germanic *ardiz.

Noun

aard m (plural aarden, diminutive aardje n)

  1. nature, character, disposition
    Hij toonde zijn ware aard.
    He showed his true character.
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Derived terms
Descendants
  • Negerhollands: art
See also

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

aard

  1. inflection of aarden:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Etymology 3

Noun

aard f (plural aardes, diminutive aardje n)

  1. Alternative form of aarde

Anagrams

Gagauz

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ārt.

Noun

aard

  1. back

References

  • Baskakov, N. A. (1991) İsmail Kaynak, A. Mecit Doğru, transl., Gagauz Türkçesinin Sözlüğü [The Dictionary of Gagauz Turkish] (in Turkish), Ankara: Kültür Bakanlığı Yayınları, page 2

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *ard, erd, from Proto-Germanic *ardiz.

Pronunciation

Noun

aard n or c (plural aarden, diminutive aardsje)

  1. nature, character

Further reading

  • “aard (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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