zårt

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

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German zart, from Old High German zart, from Proto-West Germanic *tard. Cognates include German zart and Luxembourgish zaart.

Pronunciation

• (Vienna) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɔa̯t/
• Hyphenation: zårt

Adjective

zårt

1. tender, delicate
   • 1938, Josef Weinheber, Wien wörtlich, Impression im März:

     Zårte Blatterl schiaßen aus die Zweigel,
     und Papierln ziagn im Fruahjåhrswind.

     Tender leaves shoot up from the grape,
     and the papers move in the spring wind.

References

• Maria Hornung, Sigmar Grüner (2002) “dsǫat”, in Wörterbuch der Wiener Mundart, 2nd edition, ÖBV & HPT