werf

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋɛrf/
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  • Hyphenation: werf
  • 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
  4. field of interest and action, chapter on a to do list
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

werf

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

German

Verb

werf

  1. (colloquial) first-person singular present of werfen
    Synonym: (standard) werfe
  2. (colloquial) singular imperative of werfen
    Synonym: (standard) wirf
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