vaars

See also: vårs

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch veerse, verse, from Proto-West Germanic *farsijā, derived from Proto-Germanic *farzaz (“bull, ox”), whence Dutch var. Cognate with Middle Low German verse, German Färse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vaːrs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: vaars
  • Rhymes: -aːrs

Noun

vaars f (plural vaarzen, diminutive vaarsje n)

  1. heifer (cow approximately 2 years old that has not calved)

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: vers
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