ert
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
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”).
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t
VerbEdit
ert (third-person singular simple present erts, present participle erting, simple past and past participle erted)
- (transitive, UK dialectal) To incite; urge on; encourage.
- (transitive, UK dialectal) To irritate; grill; provoke.
- (intransitive, UK dialectal) To be eager, prone; hurry.
- (transitive, UK dialectal) To make as if to strike; argue (with); strive after; try to obtain.
- (intransitive, UK dialectal) To strive onward and upward.
Derived termsEdit
AnagramsEdit
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *erctus, equivalent of Latin ērēctus. Doublet of erecte, a learned borrowing.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
ert (feminine erta, masculine plural erts, feminine plural ertes)
Further readingEdit
- “ert” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
FaroeseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse ert, est. Cognate with Icelandic ert, Swedish äst.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
ert
- (you) are, second-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 ...?
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of vera (irregular) | ||
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infinitive | vera | |
supine | verið | |
participle | verandi | - |
present | past | |
first singular | eri | var |
second singular | ert | vart |
third singular | er | var |
plural | eru | vóru |
imperative | ||
singular | ver! | |
plural | verið! |
IcelandicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse ert, est. Akin to Old English eart (English thou art), Swedish äst.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
ert
- you are, second-person of vera (meaning "to be")
Derived termsEdit
LadinEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
ert m (plural erc)
Middle EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
VerbEdit
ert
- Alternative form of art: second-person singular present of been (“to be”)
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
- Alternative form of herte (“heart”)
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse ertr (“feminine plural”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ert f or m (definite singular erta or erten, indefinite plural erter, definite plural ertene)
- a pea (plant and vegetable)
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “ert” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse ertr f pl, from Proto-Germanic *arwīts (“pea”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ert f (definite singular erta, indefinite plural erter, definite plural ertene)
- a pea (plant and vegetable)
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “ert” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
AnagramsEdit
Old FrenchEdit
Alternative formsEdit
VerbEdit
ert
Old NorseEdit
VerbEdit
ert
DescendantsEdit
Some from older variant est.
ScotsEdit
VerbEdit
ert (third-person singular simple present erts, present participle ertin, simple past ertit, past participle ertit)
- Alternative form of airt (“to incite”)
ReferencesEdit
- “ert, v. tr.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
SwedishEdit
PronounEdit
ert
DeclensionEdit
Number | Person | Type | Nominative | Oblique | Possessive | ||
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common | neuter | plural | |||||
singular | first | — | jag | mig, mej3 | min | mitt | mina |
second | — | du | dig, dej3 | din | ditt | dina | |
third | masculine (person) | han | honom, han2, en5 | hans | |||
feminine (person) | hon | henne, na5 | hennes | ||||
gender-neutral (person)1 | hen | hen, henom7 | hens | ||||
common (noun) | den | den | dess | ||||
neuter (noun) | det | det | dess | ||||
indefinite | man or en4 | en | ens | ||||
reflexive | — | sig, sej3 | sin | sitt | sina | ||
plural | first | — | vi | oss | vår, våran2 | vårt, vårat2 | våra |
second | — | ni | er | er, eran2, ers6 | ert, erat2 | era | |
archaic | I | eder | eder, eders6 | edert | edra | ||
third | — | de, dom3 | dem, dom3 | deras | |||
reflexive | — | sig, sej3 | sin | sitt | sina |