Baart
German
German Low German
Alternative forms
- bård (New Saxon Spelling)
Etymology
Either from Middle Low German bârt, from Old Saxon bārd, with an unusual shift of medial /d/ to /t/ or borrowed from German Bart. In either case ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *bard, from Proto-Germanic *bardaz. More at beard.
Noun
Baart m (plural Baarten)
- beard
- 2011, Johann Beerens, Einundzwanzig Geschichten up hoch un platt, page 196:
- Wat was dat'n moije Bild. Nu wassen dat wall acht of tein lüttje Wiehnachtsmannen waarn: Skebellskuppen ut de olle Kist', Baarten van Watte of witte Hüüsel, Poolen un Kaapen ut roode Tüch.
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Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German and Old High German bart, from Proto-West Germanic *bard, from Proto-Germanic *bardaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰeh₂.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔːt/
Declension
Further reading
Limburgish
Etymology
From Middle Limburgish bart, from Old Limburgish *bart, from Proto-West Germanic *bard, from Proto-Germanic *bardaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰeh₂.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baːʁt/, [baːχt]
- Rhymes: -aːʁt
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German bart, from Old High German bart, from Proto-West Germanic *bard, from Proto-Germanic *bardaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰeh₂.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baː(ʀ)t/, [baːt], [baːχt]
- Rhymes: -aːt, -aːχt
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German and Old High German bart. Compare German Bart, Dutch baard, English beard.