Wirt

Senso (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

Dialetti

Canton Basilea Campagna

baizer

Canton Basilea Campagna

gaschthuffe

Canton Basilea Campagna

gnellescheff

Canton Basilea Campagna

gnilljee

Canton Basilea Campagna

ruschhändler

Canton Basilea Campagna

ruschverkaiffer

Canton Basilea Campagna

wiirt

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Pronunciato come (IPA)

/vɪʁt/

Etimologia (English)

Inherited from tedesco medio alto: wirt

Inherited from tedesco antico alto: wirt

Cognate with inglese: ward

Cognate with gotico: 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃

Cognate with olandese: waard

Cognate with danese: vært

Cognate with svedese: 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.