vört
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvœ̞ʈː]
- (nonstandard, nonetheless common[1]) IPA(key): [ˈvɵʈː]
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish vørt,[2] from Old Norse virtr, from Proto-Germanic *wirtiz. Svensk etymologisk ordbok suggests the word is borrowed from Middle Low German.[3] Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål vørter, Norwegian Nynorsk vørter, Danish urt.
Noun
vört c (uncountable)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | vört | vörts |
| definite | vörten | vörtens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Clipping of vörtbröd (“wort bread”), from vört (“wort”) + bröd (“bread”).
Noun
vört c
- wort bread
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | vört | vörts |
| definite | vörten | vörtens | |
| plural | indefinite | vörtar | vörtars |
| definite | vörtarna | vörtarnas |
Derived terms
- julvört (“Christmas wort bread”)
References
- ^ Tomas Riad (2013) “Våra vokaler förändras. En del flyter samman, andra glider isär. [Our vowels change. Some blend together, others drift apart.]”, in Språktidningen [The language journal][1], number 3
- ^ vört in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- ^ vört in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)