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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch werdinne. Equivalent to waard (“innkeeper”) + -in (“suffix indicating femininity”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋaːrˈdɪn/
- Hyphenation: waar‧din
- Rhymes: -ɪn
Noun
waardin f (plural waardinnen, diminutive waardinnetje n, masculine waard)
- a female innkeeper
- a wife of the innkeeper
- a madam, a female proprietor of a brothel
- Synonym: hoerenwaardin
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