Masculine

Garten

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) garden, yard (grounds at the front or back of a house)
  2. (masculine, strong) garden (outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes)
  3. (masculine, strong) orchard (garden or an area of land for the cultivation of fruit or nut trees)

Frequency

B1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gaarte

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡaʁ.tən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German garte, from Old High German garto, from Proto-West Germanic *gardō. Cognate with Dutch gaarde, English yard, and through a Romance borrowing from Frankish: English garden, French jardin, Spanish jardín, Italian giardino. Also, cognate with Proto-Slavic *gȏrdъ, shifted to Russian город (gorod), Polish gród or Czech hrad.

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