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Proper noun

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Wirt

  1. A surname.

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German

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 Wirt on German Wikipedia

Etymology

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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

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

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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

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Proper noun

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

  1. a surname

References

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  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

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