vineyard

Meaning

A grape plantation, especially one used in the production of wine.

Concepts

vineyard

vinery

winery

grapery

crops

garden

orchard

grapesvines

vine

grape

wine-growing estate

wine maker

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɪn.jɚd/

Etymology

Equivalent to vine + yard; from Middle English vyneȝerd (circa 1300), following earlier Old English wīnġeard (“wine yard, vine yard”), with vine (from Old French vigne (“vine, vineyard”), from Latin vīnea) replacing native Old English wīn (“wine, vine”). The earlier wīnġeard may have had the sense of “vine” already, with /w/ → /v/ facilitated by common v-/w- interchange. Compare Dutch wijngaard (literally “wine garden”) and German Weingarten alongside contracted Wingert. (Dutch gaard, German Garten are cognate to English yard.)