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)

  1. soft, tender, gentle (pleasant to the touch)
    Die Bluse sin ganz zaart.The blouses are very soft.

Declension

Declension of zaart (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives)
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

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)

  1. tender
  2. delicate, fragile, dainty
  3. soft, gentle

Declension

Declension of zaart
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