zaart

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German zard, from Old High German zard, from Proto-West Germanic *tard (“tender”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sɔːt/
• Rhymes: -ɔːt

Adjective

zaart (comparative zaarter, superlative zaartest)

1. tender
2. gentle

Declension

Declension of zaart (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives)
		masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
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

 

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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

number and gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		hien ass zaart	si ass zaart	et ass zaart	si si(nn) zaart
nominative / accusative	attributive and/or after determiner	zaarten	zaart	zaart	zaart
	independent without determiner			zaartes	zaarter
dative	after any declined word	zaarten	zaarter	zaarten	zaarten
	as first declined word	zaartem		zaartem

Synonyms

• (soft, gentle): duuss