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Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish garth, from Old Norse garðr, from Proto-Germanic *gardaz, cognate with Norwegian Bokmål gård, Swedish gård, English yard, Dutch gaard. Related to gærde (“fence, wall”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gård c (singular definite gården, plural indefinite gårde)
- farm, estate, land (property in the countryside)
- court, courtyard, yard, patio (an open space enclosed by walls or buildings)
- playground, schoolyard
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Terms derived from “gård”
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Danish gård (“farm, estate; court, yard”), from Old Danish garth, from Old Norse garðr (“fence; yard, court; house”), from Proto-Germanic *gardaz (“enclosure, court, yard, garden”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos, from *gʰerdʰ- (“to enclose, encircle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gård m (definite singular gården, indefinite plural gårder, definite plural gårdene)
- farm, estate, land
Bjørnar jobber på en gård.- Bjørnar works on a farm.
- courtyard
Derived terms
References
- “gård” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
gård m (definite singular gården, indefinite plural gårdar, definite plural gårdane)
- (pre-1984) alternative form of gard: townhouse
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish garþer, from Old Norse garðr, from Proto-Germanic *gardaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- (“to enclose”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gård c
- a property with houses in the countryside (sometimes along with farmland, pasture, etc.); a country estate, a homestead, a ranch
- a farm
- Synonym: bondgård
- a property with a main building and smaller buildings (more generally); often translatable as "center"
- (in some idiomatic cases) a property (even more generally); often translatable as "center" as well
- a yard (open area adjoining a house or other building)
Barnen lekte på gården- The kids were playing in the yard
- a courtyard
- Synonym: innergård
- a yard (enclosed area designated for a specific purpose)
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