gård

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See also: gard, gaard, Gard, gärd, and Gärd

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish garth, from Old Norse garðr, from Proto-Germanic *gardaz, cognate with Norwegian Bokmål gård, Swedish gård, English yard, Dutch gaard. Related to gærde (fence, wall).

Pronunciation

Noun

gård c (singular definite gården, plural indefinite gårde)

  1. farm, estate, land (property in the countryside)
  2. court, courtyard, yard, patio (an open space enclosed by walls or buildings)
  3. playground, schoolyard

Declension

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Declension of gård
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gård gården gårde gårdene
genitive gårds gårdens gårdes gårdenes
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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish gård (farm, estate; court, yard), from Old Danish garth, from Old Norse garðr (fence; yard, court; house), from Proto-Germanic *gardaz (enclosure, court, yard, garden), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos, from *gʰerdʰ- (to enclose, encircle).

Pronunciation

Noun

gård m (definite singular gården, indefinite plural gårder, definite plural gårdene)

  1. farm, estate, land
    Bjørnar jobber på en gård.
    Bjørnar works on a farm.
  2. courtyard

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

gård m (definite singular gården, indefinite plural gårdar, definite plural gårdane)

  1. (pre-1984) alternative form of gard: townhouse

Swedish

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Etymology

From Old Swedish garþer, from Old Norse garðr, from Proto-Germanic *gardaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- (to enclose).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡoːrd/
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Noun

gård c

  1. a property with houses in the countryside (sometimes along with farmland, pasture, etc.); a country estate, a homestead, a ranch
    1. a farm
      Synonym: bondgård
  2. a property with a main building and smaller buildings (more generally); often translatable as "center"
    kursgård
    course center [such a property where education is carried out]
  3. (in some idiomatic cases) a property (even more generally); often translatable as "center" as well
    ungdomsgård
    youth center
  4. a yard (open area adjoining a house or other building)
    Barnen lekte på gården
    The kids were playing in the yard
    1. a courtyard
      Synonym: innergård
  5. a yard (enclosed area designated for a specific purpose)
    vingård
    vineyard

Declension

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