paard
Meaning
- (neuter) a horse, Equus caballus or Equus ferus
- (neuter) a knight
- (neuter) a pommel horse
- (neuter) a rope hanging beneath a spar or other horizontal beam, often fixed in place by other ropes
- (derogatory,neuter,offensive) an ugly woman
Frequency
Gender
Neuter
Pronounced as (IPA)
/paːrt/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch pert, pāert, from Old Dutch *pered, *perid, from Proto-West Germanic *parafred, from Late Latin paraverēdus. Compare German Pferd. Doublet of palefroot.
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