aard

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aːrt/ Hyphenation: aard Rhymes: -aːrt Homophones: aardt, Aerdt, Aart === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch āert, from Old Dutch *ard, from Proto-West Germanic *ardi, from Proto-Germanic *ardiz. ==== Noun ==== aard m (plural aarden, diminutive aardje n) nature, character, disposition ===== Alternative forms ===== aert (obsolete) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Negerhollands: art ===== See also ===== aarde === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== aard inflection of aarden: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative === Etymology 3 === Apocopic form, generally for metrical purposes. ==== Noun ==== aard f (plural aardes, diminutive aardje n) alternative form of aarde === Anagrams === daar, raad == Gagauz == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ārt. === Noun === aard 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, Proto-West Germanic *ardi, from Proto-Germanic *ardiz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aːt/ === Noun === aard n or c (plural aarden, diminutive aardsje) nature, character ==== Further reading ==== “aard (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011