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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch werelt, from Old Dutch werold, werolt, from Proto-West Germanic *weraldi, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz, from Proto-Germanic *weraz (“man”) + *aldiz (“time, age, old”), hence "age of man".
Cognate to West Frisian wrâld, English world, German Welt, Swedish värld.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]wereld f or m (plural werelden, diminutive wereldje n)
- world
- De aarde is een prachtige wereld vol diversiteit. ― The Earth is a beautiful world full of diversity.
- De werelden van wetenschap en kunst kunnen soms samenkomen. ― The worlds of science and art can sometimes intersect.
- In het kleine wereldje van de mode heersen vaak grote ego's. ― In the small world of fashion, big egos often reign.
Usage notes
[edit]The masculine genitive form 's werelds and the feminine dative prepositional form ter wereld are still in common use.
Derived terms
[edit]- droomwereld
- leefwereld
- omwereld
- onderwereld
- wereld-
- wereldbeeld
- wereldbol
- wereldbrand
- wereldburger
- werelddeel
- werelderfgoed
- wereldhandel
- wereldheer
- wereldhoofdstad
- wereldkaart
- wereldkampioen
- wereldkampioene
- wereldkundig
- wereldlijk
- wereldmacht
- wereldmarkt
- wereldmuziek
- wereldnieuws
- wereldoorlog
- wereldorde
- wereldpolitiek
- wereldrecord
- wereldreis
- wereldreiziger
- werelds
- wereldschokkend
- wereldstekker
- wereldtaal
- wereldtentoonstelling
- wereldtitel
- wereldtop
- wereldverbeteraar
- wereldverzaker
- wereldvrede
- wereldvreemd
- wereldwijd
- wereldwijs
- wereldwonder
- wereldzee
Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: wêreld
Further reading
[edit]- Matthias de Vries, Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864) “wereld”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001
- “wereld” in Van Dale Onlinewoordenboek, Van Dale Lexicografie, 2007.
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