gård

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

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔːˀr/, [ˈɡ̊ɒˀ]
• Homophone: går

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

Declension of gård

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gård	gården	gårde	gårdene
genitive	gårds	gårdens	gårdes	gårdenes

Derived terms

Terms derived from “gård”

• abildgård c
• avlsgård c
• baggård c
• banegård c
• bilkirkegård c
• bispegård c
• bondegård c
• borggård c
• brugsgård c
• fattiggård c
• forgård c
• fædrenegård c
• fæstegård c
• godsbanegård c
• grønnegård c
• gæstgivergård c
• gårdejer c
• gårdhave c
• gårdhavehus n
• gårdlænge c
• gårdmand c
• gårdmusikant c
• gårdrydning c
• gårdsanger c
• gårdsbredde c
• gårdskarl c
• gårdsplads c
• gårdtur c
• gårdvagt c
• herregård c
• hovedbanegård c
• hovedgård c
• hønsegård c
• kirkegård c
• kongsgård c
• kravlegård c
• købmandsgård c
• ladegård c
• ormegård c
• præstegård c
• selvejergård c
• skolegård c
• skærgård c
• slægtsgård c
• sognegård c
• urtegård c
• vingård c
• ødegård c
• ålegård c

References

• “gård” in Den Danske Ordbog

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

• IPA^(key): /ɡoːɽ/, IPA^(key): /ɡoːɾ/

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

Alternative forms

• gard

Derived terms

• avlsgård
• bakgård
• bondegård
• forretningsgård
• gårdsarbeid
• gårdsarbeider
• gårdsbruk
• gårdskatt
• herregård
• hovedgård
• kirkegård
• prestegård
• sauegård
• skjærgård
• skolegård
• vingård

 

References

• “gård” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

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

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

Swedish

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/

• Audio:

  (file)

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

Declension of gård

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	gård	gårds
	definite	gården	gårdens
plural	indefinite	gårdar	gårdars
	definite	gårdarna	gårdarnas

Derived terms

• bakgård c
• bilkyrkogård c
• bondgård c
• borggård c
• bygdegård c
• Djurgården c
• fritidsgård c
• gammal i gårde
• Gårdarike n
• gårdfarihandel c
• gårdsbryggeri n
• gårdsbutik c
• gårdshus n
• gårdskors n
• gårdsmejeri n
• gårdsmästare c
• gårdsnamn n
• gårdsplan n
• gårdsrätt c
• gårdvar c
• hembygdsgård c
• herrgård c
• hundgård c
• hönsgård c
• kyrkogård c
• ladugård c
• lustgård c
• målgård c
• nästgårds
• prästgård c
• skolgård c
• skärgård c
• trädgård c
• ungdomsgård c
• vingård c

 

References

• gård in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gård in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• gård in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)