hjarte

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• hjarta
• hjerta, hjerte (between the 1938 and 2012 spelling reforms)

Etymology

From Old Norse hjarta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²jɑrtə/, /²jɑːrtə/

Noun

hjarte n (definite singular hjartet, indefinite plural hjarte, definite plural hjarta)

1. heart (muscle)

   Hjartet er ein muskel.

   The heart is a muscle.

2. heart (seat of emotion)

   Hjartet mitt vil det annleis.

   My heart wants it different.

Inflection

Historical inflection of hjarte indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural Aasen1 Hjarta Hjartat Hjarto2 Hjarto(n)2 1901 hjarta hjarta hjarto (hjartu) hjarto (hjartu) 1917 (current) hjarta hjarta hjarto hjarto Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. 1Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century. 2Aasen notes that the weak feminine plural is more common.

Historical inflection of hjarte indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural 1917 hjarte hjartet hjarte hjarta, hjarti 1938 hjarte [hjerte] hjartet [hjertet] hjarte [hjerte] hjarta [hjarti] [hjerta, hjerti] 2012 (current) hjarte hjartet hjarte hjarta Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier.

References

• “hjarte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.