See also: Aard, ård, and -aard

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Dutch āert, from Old Dutch *ard, from Proto-Germanic *ardiz.

Noun edit

aard m (plural aarden, diminutive aardje n)

  1. nature, character, disposition
    Hij toonde zijn ware aard.
    He showed his true character.
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Negerhollands: art
See also edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

aard

  1. inflection of aarden:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Etymology 3 edit

Noun edit

aard f (plural aardes, diminutive aardje n)

  1. Alternative form of aarde.

Anagrams edit

West Frisian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Frisian *ard, erd, from Proto-Germanic *ardiz.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

aard n or c (plural aarden, diminutive aardsje)

  1. nature, character

Further reading edit

  • aard (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011