ert

See also: ERT, -ert, ért, and -ért

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English erten, ertin, from Old Norse erta (to provoke, incite, tease), from Proto-Germanic *artijaną (to excite, tease), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erdi-, *h₂erd- (sharp point, stinger). Cognate with Icelandic erta (to irritate), Norwegian erta (to taunt), Swedish ärta (to tease, jibe), Old Irish aird (point, ord, end point), Ancient Greek ἄρδις (árdis, arrowhead).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t

Verb

ert (third-person singular simple present erts, present participle erting, simple past and past participle erted)

  1. (transitive, UK dialectal) To incite; urge on; encourage.
  2. (transitive, UK dialectal) To irritate; grill; provoke.
  3. (intransitive, UK dialectal) To be eager, prone; hurry.
  4. (transitive, UK dialectal) To make as if to strike; argue (with); strive after; try to obtain.
  5. (intransitive, UK dialectal) To strive onward and upward.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *erctus, equivalent of Latin ērectus. Doublet of erecte, a learned borrowing.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ert (feminine erta, masculine plural erts, feminine plural ertes)

  1. stiff, rigid

Further reading

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse ert, est. Cognate with Icelandic ert, Swedish äst.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛɹt/, [ɛɻ̊ʈ]
  • in the phrase "ert tú": IPA(key): /ɛɹt tʰʉuː/, [ˈɛɻ̊ʈʉuː]

Verb

ert

  1. (you) are, second-person present singular of vera (to be)
    ert vøkuryou (f) are beautiful
    ert vakuryou (m) are beautiful
    ert tú giftur?are you (m) married?
    ert tú gift?are you (f) married?
    ert tú ...?are you ...?

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ert, est. Akin to Old English eart (English thou art), Swedish äst.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛr̥t/

Verb

ert

  1. you are, second-person of vera (meaning "to be")
    Þú ert skemmtileg.
    You are fun. (referring to a girl)
    Hver ert þú?
    Who are you?

Derived terms

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin ars, artis.

Noun

ert m (plural erc)

  1. art

Middle English

Verb

ert

  1. Alternative form of art: second-person singular present of been (to be)

Noun

ert (plural ertes or erten)

  1. Alternative form of herte (heart)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse ertr (feminine plural).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛɾt/, [ˈæʈːʰ]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɾt
  • Hyphenation: ert
  • Homophone: -ert

Noun

ert f or m (definite singular erta or erten, indefinite plural erter, definite plural ertene)

  1. a pea (plant and vegetable)

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

erter

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse ertr f pl, from Proto-Germanic *arwīts (pea).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ært/, /æʈː/

Noun

ert f (definite singular erta, indefinite plural erter, definite plural ertene)

  1. a pea (plant and vegetable)

Derived terms

References

Anagrams

Old French

Alternative forms

Verb

ert

  1. third-person singular imperfect indicative of estre

Old Norse

Verb

ert

  1. second-person singular present active indicative of vera

Descendants

Some from older variant est.

  • Icelandic: ert
  • Faroese: ert
  • Old Swedish: est
  • Danish: est

Scots

Verb

ert (third-person singular simple present erts, present participle ertin, simple past ertit, past participle ertit)

  1. Alternative form of airt (to incite)

References

Swedish

Pronoun

ert

  1. neuter of er

Declension

Anagrams

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