Wart

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See also: wart and wärt

German[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German wart, warte, from Old High German wart, warto, from Proto-West Germanic *ward, *wardō, from Proto-Germanic *wardaz, *warduz, *wardô. Related with warten and wahren. Cognate with English ward.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /vart/, [vaʁt], [vaɐ̯t], [vaːt], [ʋ-]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Wart
  • Rhymes: -aʁt
  • Homophones: ward (general), wahrt, wart (some speakers)

Noun[edit]

Wart m (strong, genitive Wartes or Warts, plural Warte, feminine Wartin or Wärtin)

  1. (archaic outside compounds) keeper, guard, one responsible for the upkeep and/or protection of something
    Synonyms: Aufseher, Beauftragter, Zuständiger, Wärter, Wächter

Usage notes[edit]

  • In compounds an alternative plural -wärte is often heard and also readily attested in written sources, though it may as yet be considered substandard.

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Further reading[edit]

  • Wart” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Wart” in Duden online