Wirt

English

Proper noun

Wirt

  1. A surname.

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German wirt, wiert, wurt, wert, from Old High German wirt (“host”), from Proto-Germanic *werduz. Cognate with English ward, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃 (wairdus), Dutch waard,[1] Danish vært and Swedish värd. The sense “caretaker; someone responsible”, which is found in compounds, developed from the sense of “host; innkeeper” due to the latter's responsibilities for his guests. However, in many cases this use is based on a backformation from Wirtschaft (“economy”), particularly in academic titles like Betriebswirt, Volkswirt.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɪʁt/, [vɪʁt], [vɪɐ̯t]
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Noun

Wirt m (strong, genitive Wirtes or Wirts, plural Wirte, feminine Wirtin)

  1. pubkeeper; innkeeper
  2. (dated) host (someone who receives a guest)
    Synonym: Gastgeber
  3. (biology) host (organism infested with a parasite)
  4. (only in compounds) agent; caretaker; someone responsible or knowledgeable

Declension
Declension of Wirt [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Wirt die Wirte
genitive eines des Wirtes, Wirts der Wirte
dative einem dem Wirt, Wirte1 den Wirten
accusative einen den Wirt die Wirte

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Proper noun

Wirt m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Wirts or (with an article) Wirt, feminine genitive Wirt, plural Wirts)

  1. a surname

References
  1. Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Wirt”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN

Further reading
  • “Wirt” in Duden online
  • “Wirt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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