tart
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (General American) IPA(key): /tɑɹt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɑːt/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)t
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle English tart, from Old English teart (“sharp, rough, severe”), from Proto-Germanic *tartaz (“rough, sharp, tearing”), from Proto-Germanic *teraną (“to tear”), from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to flay, split, cleave”). Related to Dutch tarten (“to defy, challenge, mock”), German trotzen (“to defy, brave, mock”), German zart (“delicate, tender”), perhaps Albanian thartë (“sour, acid, sharp”).
AdjectiveEdit
tart (comparative tarter, superlative tartest)
- Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
- I ate a very tart apple.
- (of wine) high or too high in acidity.
- (figuratively) Sharp; keen; severe.
- He gave me a very tart reply.
SynonymsEdit
- (of wine: high in acidity): green
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TranslationsEdit
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Etymology 2Edit
From Middle English tart, tarte, from Old French tarte, tartre (“flat pastry”) (compare Medieval Latin tarta), of unknown origin. Perhaps an alteration of Old French torte, tourte, from Vulgar Latin *torta, from torta (“twisted”) panis (“bread”), from feminine of Latin tortus (“twisted, folded over”). Cognate to torta.
NounEdit
tart (plural tarts)
- A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.
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Etymology 3Edit
From sweetheart or jam tart (“attractive woman”) by shortening
NounEdit
tart (plural tarts)
- (Britain, slang) A prostitute.
- (Britain, slang, derogatory) By extension, any woman with loose sexual morals.
- 1950, Roy E. Blick (police inspector), testimony before the United States Congress:
- We know the majority of the places that these tarts will hang out at.
- 1950, Roy E. Blick (police inspector), testimony before the United States Congress:
SynonymsEdit
- (prostitute): See also Thesaurus:prostitute
- (prostitute): See also Thesaurus:promiscuous woman
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
VerbEdit
tart (third-person singular simple present tarts, present participle tarting, simple past and past participle tarted)
- To practice prostitution
- To practice promiscuous sex
- To dress garishly, ostentatiously, whorishly, or sluttily
Derived termsEdit
AnagramsEdit
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
tart
- first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of tarten
- imperative of tarten
HungarianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
VerbEdit
tart
- (transitive) to keep (many different senses overlapping with English, see examples)
- Synonyms: őriz, megőriz
- (somewhere): A fontos papírokat a fiókban tartom. ― I keep the important documents in the drawer.
- (somehow): A hűtő hidegen tartja az ételt. ― The refrigerator keeps the food cold.
- (pet): Kutyát tart. ― S/he keeps a dog.
- (idiomatic): Tartja a szavát. ― He keeps his word. (i.e. a promise)
- (transitive) to hold
- Synonym: fog
- Könyvet tart a kezében. ― He holds a book in his hand.
- (transitive) to support (keep in the same place, withstanding its weight)
- Synonyms: támaszt, megtámaszt
- Antonym: elenged (to let go)
- A falak tartják a tetőt. ― The walls support the roof.
- (intransitive) to take up space or time, extend, to last (-tól/-től … -ig)
- (intransitive) momentarily describing whether a process is still in progress, and if yes how far it has gone
- A könyv elején tartok. ― I am at the beginning of the book.
- Tart még a film a tévében? ― Is the film still playing on TV?
- (intransitive) to esteem, deem, regard, think highly or poorly of (with -ra/-re)
- (intransitive) to head into a direction
- Synonym: megy
- Merre tartasz? ― Where are you headed?
- (intransitive) to fear (of someone or something -tól/-től)
- Synonym: fél
- Tartok a betörőktől. ― I'm afraid of burglars.
- 1990, Róbert Hámori, Egérderby, Budapest: Eötvös Kiadó, →ISBN, OCLC 908924874, page 8:
- A dzsip a lépcsőháztól nem messze parkol, balra, ide tessékelnek be, a feszültség azért már oldódik, a rendőrök is érzik, tudják, nincs mitől tartaniuk, épp eléggé elfoglal engem a magam baja, nemhogy szökésre gondoljak.
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- (intransitive, used with attól) to be afraid, to be regretful, to be sorry
- Synonym: sajnál
- Attól tartok, nem tudok ebben segíteni önnek/neked. ― I am afraid I cannot help you in this matter.
- (mathematics) to converge, have limit at (-hoz/-hez/-höz or -ba/-be)
- A sorozat 0-hoz tart. ― The sequence converges to 0.
ConjugationEdit
Derived termsEdit
(With verbal prefixes):
Etymology 2Edit
tar (“bald”) + -t (accusative suffix)
AdjectiveEdit
tart
Further readingEdit
- tart in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962.
IrishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Irish tart, from Proto-Celtic *tartus, from Proto-Indo-European *térstus, from *ters- (“dry”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
tart m (genitive singular tarta)
- thirst
- Tá tart orm. ― I am thirsty. (literally, “Thirst is on me.”)
- Chuir an liamhás tart air. ― The ham made him thirsty. (literally, “The ham put thirst on him.”)
DeclensionEdit
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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MutationEdit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
tart | thart | dtart |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
ReferencesEdit
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “tart”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “tart” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "tart" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Middle EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old English teart, from Proto-Germanic *tartaz.
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
tart (rare)
- Sour, tart; having much acidity.
- (Early Middle English) Acute, keen; showing sharpness.
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “tart, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
tart
- Alternative form of tarte
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse tartr. Doublet of tert.
NounEdit
tart m (definite singular tarten, indefinite plural tarter, definite plural tartene)
ReferencesEdit
- “tart” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
AnagramsEdit
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse tartr. Doublet of tert.
NounEdit
tart m (definite singular tarten, indefinite plural tartar, definite plural tartane)
ReferencesEdit
- “tart” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
AnagramsEdit
Old FrenchEdit
AdjectiveEdit
tart m (oblique and nominative feminine singular tarde)
- late (after the end of a given period)
AdverbEdit
tart
- late (after the end of a given period)
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- French: tard
Old IrishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Celtic *tartus, from Proto-Indo-European *térstus, from *ters- (“dry”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
tart m (genitive tarta)
InflectionEdit
Masculine u-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | tart | tartL | tartae |
Vocative | tart | tartL | tartu |
Accusative | tartN | tartL | tartu |
Genitive | tartoH, tartaH | tarto, tarta | tartaeN |
Dative | tartL | tartaib | tartaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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DescendantsEdit
- Irish: tart
MutationEdit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
tart | thart | tart pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Etymology 2Edit
See the etymology of the main entry.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
·tart
MutationEdit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
·tart | ·thart | ·tart pronounced with /-d(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
ReferencesEdit
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “tart”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old NorseEdit
NounEdit
tart
PolishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
tart