zaart
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German zard, from Old High German zard, from Proto-West Germanic *tard (“tender”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɔːt/
- Rhymes: -ɔːt
- Syllabification: zaart
Adjective
zaart (comparative zaarter, superlative zaartest)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| weak inflection | nominative | zaart | zaart | zaart | zaarte |
| accusative | zaarte | zaart | zaart | zaarte | |
| dative | zaarte | zaarte | zaarte | zaarte | |
| strong inflection | nominative | zaarter | zaarte | zaartes | zaarte |
| accusative | zaarte | zaarte | zaartes | zaarte | |
| dative | zaartem | zaarter | zaartem | zaarte | |
Derived terms
verbs
- zaartmache
References
- Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “zaart”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 179
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German zard, from Old High German zard, from Proto-West Germanic *tard (“tender”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tsaːrt/, [t͡saːt], [t͡saːχt]
- Rhymes: -aːt, -aːχt
Adjective
zaart (masculine zaarten, neuter zaart, comparative méi zaart, superlative am zaartsten)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | hien ass | si ass | et ass | si si(nn) | |
| nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | zaarten | |||
| independent without determiner | zaartes | zaarter | |||
| dative | after any declined word | zaarten | zaarter | zaarten | zaarten |
| as first declined word | zaartem | zaartem | |||
Synonyms
- (soft, gentle): duuss