"wêreld" meaning in Afrikaans

See wêreld in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈvɛːrəlt/ Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-wêreld.wav Forms: wêrelde [plural]
Etymology: From Dutch wereld (“world”), from Middle Dutch werelt, from Old Dutch werold, werolt, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz (literally “age of man”), from *weraz (“man”) + *aldiz (“time, age, old”). The development of Middle Dutch -er(e)l- → Afrikaans -êrel- (instead of -erel-) is regular. Compare kêrel, pêrel. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|wereld||world}} Dutch wereld (“world”), {{inh|af|dum|werelt}} Middle Dutch werelt, {{inh|af|odt|werold}} Old Dutch werold, {{inh|af|gem-pro|*weraldiz|lit=age of man}} Proto-Germanic *weraldiz (literally “age of man”) Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|wêrelde|||||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} wêreld (plural wêrelde), {{af-noun|wêrelde}} wêreld (plural wêrelde)
  1. world Derived forms: wêreldwyd
    Sense id: en-wêreld-af-noun-SG6kYiTR Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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