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-wärts
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warts Warts -warts
German
Etymology
From de gmh -wertes, from de goh -wertes, goh -wartes, from de gmw-pro *-wardas. Compare en -wards, nl -waarts, non -verðr, got -𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍃 and la vertō to turn, la versus toward.
Pronunciation
de /vɛʁts/
de LL-Q188 (deu)-Frank C. Müller--wärts.wav
de De--wärts.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Suffix
de suffix adverb-forming suffixes
-wards. Forms adverbs denoting course or direction to, or motion or tendency toward. The adverbs are formed either from a noun or from a preposition.
Derived terms
de
See also
de -wärtig