tart

PronunciationEdit

• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)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”), Albanian thartë (“sour, acid, sharp”).

AdjectiveEdit

tart (comparative tarter, superlative tartest)

1. Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.

   I ate a very tart apple.

2. (of wine) high or too high in acidity.
3. (figuratively) Sharp; keen; severe.

   He gave me a very tart reply.

Derived termsEdit

• tartness

SynonymsEdit

• (of wine: high in acidity): green

TranslationsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Old French tarte (“flat pastry”).

NounEdit

tart (plural tarts)

Wikipedia

1. A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.

Derived termsEdit

• treacle tart

TranslationsEdit

Etymology 3Edit

From sweetheart or jam tart (“attractive woman”) by shortening

NounEdit

tart (plural tarts)

1. (UK, slang) A prostitute.
2. (UK, slang, derogatory) By extension, any woman with loose sexual morals.

SynonymsEdit

• (prostitute): See also Wikisaurus:prostitute
• (prostitute): See also Wikisaurus:promiscuous woman

TranslationsEdit

VerbEdit

tart (third-person singular simple present tarts, present participle tarting, simple past and past participle tarted)

1. To practice prostitution
2. To practice promiscuous sex
3. To dress garishly, ostentatiously, whorish,or slutty

Derived termsEdit

• egg tart
• pop tart (slang)
• tart up

AnagramsEdit

• attr

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PronunciationEdit

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɑrt

VerbEdit

tart

1. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of tarten
2. imperative of tarten

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PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɒrt/

VerbEdit

tart

1. to keep (many different senses overlapping with English, see examples)

   (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)

2. to hold

   Könyvet tart a kezében. - He holds a book in his hand.

   A falak tartják a tetőt. - The walls hold the roof.

3. to take up space or time, extend, to last (-tól/-től ... -ig)

   (in time): Az előadás délig tart. - The lecture goes on until noon. (The lecture ends at noon)

   (in space): A dugó a Petőfi utcától a Kossuth utcáig tart. - The traffic jam extends from the Petőfi Street up until the Kossuth Street.

4. 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?

5. to head into a direction

   Merre tartasz? - Where are you headed?

6. to fear (-tól/-től)

   Tartok a betörőktől. - I'm afraid of burglars.

7. (mathematics) converge, have limit at (-hoz/-hez/-höz or -ba/-be)

   A sorozat 0-hoz tart. - The sequence converges to 0.

ConjugationEdit

SynonymsEdit

• (hold): fog
• (fear): fél

AntonymsEdit

• (extend): végződik, véget ér (to end)

Derived termsEdit

• (hold, keep):
  • kitart
  • tartás
• (keep):
  • eltart
  • betart
  • tartalék
  • tartalom
  • tartály
  • tartogat
  • tartó
• (extend):
  • tartomány
  • tartós

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PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [t̪ˠaɾˠt̪ˠ]

NounEdit

tart m (genitive tarta)

1. thirst

   Tá tart orm. — I am thirsty. (lit. "Thirst is on me.")

   Chuir an liamhás tart air. — The ham made him thirsty. (lit. "The ham put thirst on him.")

DeclensionEdit

MutationEdit

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tart	thart	dtart
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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AdjectiveEdit

tart m (feminine tarde)

1. late (after the end of a given period)

AdverbEdit

tart

1. late (after the end of a given period)

Related termsEdit

• tarder

DescendantsEdit

• French: tard

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VerbEdit

·tart

1. first-person singular present subjunctive perfective prototonic of do·beir