-wärts

See also: warts, Warts, and -warts

German

Etymology

From Middle High German -wertes, from Old High German -wertes, -wartes, from Proto-West Germanic *-wardas. Compare English -wards, Old Norse -verðr, Gothic -𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍃 (-wairþs) and Latin vertō (“to turn”), versus (“toward”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɛʁts/
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Suffix

-wärts

  1. -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
German terms suffixed with -wärts

See also
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