paard

Dutch (Brabantic)

/paːrt/

noun
Definitions
  • A horse, Equus caballus or Equus ferus.
  • (chess) A knight.
  • (gymnastics) A pommel horse.
  • (nautical) A rope hanging beneath a spar or other horizontal beam, often fixed in place by other ropes.
  • (derogatory) An ugly woman.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch pert inherited from Old Dutch *pered derived from Latin paraverēdus.

Origin

Latin

paraverēdus

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