vård

See also: värd and vard.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse varða, from Proto-Germanic *wardō, from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to perceive, give heed, be careful”). Cognate with Icelandic varða, English ward.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /voːɖ/
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Noun

vård c

  1. care, health care
  2. protection
    miljö~ : environmental protection

Declension

Declension of vård 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative vård vården — —
Genitive vårds vårdens — —

Derived terms

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