Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch pert, pāert, from Old Dutch *pered, *perid, from Proto-West Germanic *parafred, from Late Latin paraverēdus. Compare German Pferd. Doublet of palefroot.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /paːrt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːrt
  • Hyphenation: paard

Noun

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paard n (plural paarden, diminutive paardje n)

  1. a horse, Equus caballus or Equus ferus
    Synonyms: hors, ros
    Hyponyms: guil, hengst, knol, merrie, palefroot, pony, ruin, veulen
  2. (chess) a knight
  3. (gymnastics) a pommel horse
  4. (nautical) a rope hanging beneath a spar or other horizontal beam, often fixed in place by other ropes
  5. (derogatory, offensive) an ugly woman

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: perd
    • Phuthi: ipere
    • Sotho: pere
  • Jersey Dutch: pêrt, pêrd
  • English: prad

See also

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Chess pieces in Dutch · schaakstukken (schaak + stukken) (layout · text)
           
koning koningin, dame toren loper, bisschop, raadsheer paard pion