wereld

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch werelt, from Old Dutch werilt, werolt, from Proto-West Germanic *weraldi, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz, from Proto-Germanic *weraz (“man”) + *aldiz (“time, age, old”), hence "age of man". Cognate to West Frisian wrâld, English world, German Welt, Swedish värld. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋeː.rəlt/ Hyphenation: we‧reld === Noun === wereld f or m (plural werelden, diminutive wereldje n) world De werelden van wetenschap en kunst kunnen soms samenkomen. ― The worlds of science and art can sometimes intersect. In het kleine wereldje van de mode heersen vaak grote ego's. ― In the small world of fashion, big egos often reign. ==== Usage notes ==== The masculine genitive form 's werelds and the feminine dative prepositional form ter wereld are still in common use. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: wêreld === Further reading === “wereld” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language] Matthias de Vries; Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864), “wereld”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001 “wereld” in Van Dale Onlinewoordenboek, Van Dale Lexicografie, 2007. == Middle English == === Noun === wereld (Early Middle English, Worcestershire) alternative form of world