First attested as wartena in 1412. Borrowed from West Frisian Wartena, derived in turn from Old Frisian Wartena (a surname). Compare Warga.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑr.tə(n)/
• Hyphenation: War‧ten
• Rhymes: -ɑrtən

Warten n

1. a village in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaʁtən/, [ˈvaʁtn̩]

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• Hyphenation: War‧ten

Warten n (strong, genitive Wartens, no plural)

1. gerund of warten
   1. waiting
   2. (technology) maintaining

Warten

1. plural of Warte