ert

See also ERT, ért, and -ért

English

Alternative forms

• art

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 *ardi-, *ard- (“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 άρδις (árdis, “arrowhead”).

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

• ertand
• erter
• erting

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Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ɛʃt]
• in the phrase "ert tú": IPA: [ˈɛʃtʉu]

Verb

ert

1. (you) are, 2. person present singular of vera (to be)
   • tú ert vøkur - you (f) are beautiful
   • tú ert vakur - you (m) are beautiful
   • ert tú giftur? - are you (m) married?
   • ert tú gift? - are you (f) married?
   • ert tú ...? - are you ...?

Conjugation

   Conjugation of vera

vera, v
number	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	all
Indicative	eg	tú	hann / hon tað	vit, tit, teir / tær / tey tygum
Present	eri	ert	er	eru
Past	var	vart	var	vóru
Imperative		tú		tit
Present	—	ver !	—	verið !
Infinitive	vera
Pres. part.	verandi
Past part.	-
Supine	verið

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Icelandic

Verb

ert

1. you are, the 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

• ertu

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Swedish

Pronoun

ert

1. neuter form of er

Declension

Swedish personal pronouns

	subject	object	possessive
singular	full	full	common	neuter	plural
1st person	jag	mig	min	mitt	mina
2nd person	du	dig	din	ditt	dina
3rd person masculine	han	honom	hans
3rd person feminine	hon	henne	hennes
3rd person common	den	den	dess
3rd person neuter	det	det	dess
3rd person indefinite	man	en	ens
3rd person reflexive	—	sig	sin	sitt	sina
plural
1st person	vi	oss	vår	vårt	våra
2nd person	ni	er	er	ert	era
3rd person	de	dem	deras
3rd person reflexive	—	sig	sin	sitt	sina