vært

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German wert (host), from Proto-Germanic *werduz, cognate with German Wirt, Dutch waard, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃 (wairdus). Swedish värd is also borrowed from Low German.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʋaɐ̯d̥]

Noun

vært c (singular definite værten, plural indefinite værter)

  1. host (person who allows a guest)
  2. landlord

Inflection

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /ʋɛrt/, [ʋæʈː]
  • Homophones: hvert, verdt, vert
  • Rhymes: -ɛrt

Verb

vært

  1. past participle of være
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