zart

See also: zárt, zårt, žart, żart, and żart.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zart, from Old High German zart, from Proto-West Germanic *tard (tender). Cognate with Middle Dutch taert (soft, weak, effeminate).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tsaːrt/, [t͡saːʁt], [t͡saːɐ̯t], [t͡saːt]
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Adjective

zart (strong nominative masculine singular zarter, comparative zarter, superlative am zartesten)

  1. tender
  2. delicate
  3. fragile, flimsy

Declension

Descendants

  • Danish: sart
  • Swedish: sart

Further reading

  • zart” in Duden online
  • zart” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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