woord

See also: Woord

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch woord, from Middle Dutch wort, from Old Dutch wort, from Proto-West Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥dʰh₁om.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vʊərt/
  • (file)

Noun

woord (plural woorde)

  1. word

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wort, from Old Dutch wort, from Proto-West Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥dʰh₁om.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋoːrt/, [ʋʊːrt]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: woord
  • Rhymes: -oːrt

Noun

woord n (plural woorden, diminutive woordje n)

  1. word

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: woord
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: woto, wot, wotro
  • Jersey Dutch: wôrd
  • Negerhollands: woord, woort, word, wort
    • Virgin Islands Creole: wod (dated)
  • Petjo: woord
  • Sranan Tongo: wortu
    • Saramaccan: woútu

Further reading

Middle English

Noun

woord

  1. Alternative form of word
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