waarde

See also: wäärde

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋaːr.də/
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  • Hyphenation: waar‧de
  • Rhymes: -aːrdə
  • Homophone: Waarde

Etymology 1

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Noun

waarde f (plural waarden or waardes, diminutive waardetje n)

  1. value for a parameter
  2. value, monetary or figurative worth
  3. moral value, principle
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Negerhollands: weert, waard
  • → Saramaccan: wáíti

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch waerdi, a contraction of waert gi (modern waart gij).

Contraction

waarde

  1. (Brabant) Contraction of waart gij.
Usage notes

The contraction is sometimes reinforced with an additional gij, giving waarde gij.

Adjective

waarde

  1. Inflected form of waard

Verb

waarde

  1. singular past indicative and subjunctive of waren

Limburgish

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wardēn, Proto-Germanic *wardāną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋaːʁ.də/
  • Hyphenation: waar‧de
  • Rhymes: -aːʁdə

Verb

waarde (third-person singular present waart, past participle gewaart, auxiliary verb haane) (Eupen)

  1. (intransitive) to wait (for) [+ opp (accusative)]

Conjugation
Regular (Eupen dialect)
infinitive waarde
participle gewaart
auxiliary haane
present
indicative		 past
indicative		 imperative
1st singular waart waarde —
2nd singular waarts waardes waart
3rd singular waart waarde —
1st plural waarde waarde —
2nd plural waard waarde waart
3rd plural waarde waarde —

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German warten, English ward.

Verb

waarde

  1. to wait
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