Wirt

Bedeutung (English)

Noun

1. (masculine,strong) pubkeeper; innkeeper
2. (dated,masculine,strong) host (someone who receives a guest)
3. (masculine,strong) host (organism infested with a parasite)
4. (in-compounds,masculine,strong) agent; caretaker; someone responsible or knowledgeable

Name

a surname

Synonyms

Gastgeber

Gastwirt

Hausherr

Inhaber

Besitzer

Wirtin

Schankwirt

Eigentümer

Kneipier

Hauswirt

Grundherr

Dienstherr

Kower

Inhaberin

Brotherr

Grundstückseigentümer

Eignerin

Restaurateur

Arbeitgeber

wirten

Gastwirtin

Grundbesitzer

Herr

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Messehostess

Patron

Vermieter

Gastgeberin

Eigner

Dialekte

Basel-Landschaft

baizer

Basel-Landschaft

gaschthuffe

Basel-Landschaft

gnellescheff

Basel-Landschaft

gnilljee

Basel-Landschaft

ruschhändler

Basel-Landschaft

ruschverkaiffer

Basel-Landschaft

wiirt

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Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/vɪʁt/

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Mittelhochdeutsch: wirt

Inherited from Althochdeutsch: wirt

Cognate with Englisch: ward

Cognate with Gotisch: 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃

Cognate with Niederländisch: waard

Cognate with Dänisch: vært

Cognate with Schwedisch: värd

In summary

From Middle High German wirt, wiert, wurt, wert, from Old High German wirt (“host”), from Proto-Germanic *werduz. Cognate with English ward, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃 (wairdus), Dutch waard, Danish vært and Swedish värd. The sense “caretaker; someone responsible”, which is found in compounds, developed from the sense of “host; innkeeper” due to the latter's responsibilities for his guests. However, in many cases this use is based on a backformation from Wirtschaft (“economy”), particularly in academic titles like Betriebswirt, Volkswirt.