gård

See also gard

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse garðr, from Proto-Germanic *gardaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos < *ǵʰortós < *ǵʰer- (to enclose).

Noun

gård c (singular definite gården, plural indefinite gårde)

  1. farm, estate, land
  2. court, courtyard, yard
  3. playground, schoolyard

Derived terms

Inflection


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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse garðr, from Proto-Germanic *gardaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos < *ǵʰortós < *ǵʰer- (to enclose).

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ɡoːɽ/, IPA: /ɡoːɾ/

Noun

gård m (definite singular gården; indefinite plural gårder; definite plural gårdene)

  1. farm, estate, land
  2. courtyard

References

  • “gaard” in The Bokmål DictionaryDokumentasjonsprosjektet.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish garþer, from Old Norse garðr, from Proto-Germanic *gardaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos < *ǵʰortós < *ǵʰer- (to enclose).

Pronunciation

Noun

gård c

  1. farm, estate
  2. yard
  3. courtyard

Declension

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