Wirt

Meaning

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

Concepts

host

innkeeper

landlord

publican

owner

boss

hostess

hosts

landlady

master

governor

leader

leaseholder

letter of recommendation

employer

possessor

proprietor

chief

user

host computer

warden

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

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

baizer

Basel-Landschaft

gaschthuffe

Basel-Landschaft

gnellescheff

Basel-Landschaft

gnilljee

Basel-Landschaft

ruschhändler

Basel-Landschaft

ruschverkaiffer

Basel-Landschaft

wiirt

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vɪʁt/

Etymology

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.