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ert

See also: ERT, -ert, ért, and -ért

English

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Etymology

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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”).

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Verb

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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.

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *erctus, equivalent of Latin ērectus. Doublet of erecte, a learned borrowing.

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Adjective

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ert (feminine erta, masculine plural erts, feminine plural ertes)

  1. stiff, rigid

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse ert, est. Cognate with Icelandic ert, Swedish äst.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛɹt/, [ɛɻ̊ʈ]
  • in the phrase "ert tú": IPA(key): /ɛɹt tʰʉuː/, [ˈɛɻ̊ʈʉuː]

Verb

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ert

  1. (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 ...?

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse ert, est. Akin to Old English eart (English thou art), Swedish äst.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ert

  1. you are, second-person of vera (meaning "to be")
    Þú ert skemmtileg.
    You are fun. (referring to a girl)
    Hver ert þú?
    Who are you?

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Ladin

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Etymology

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From Latin ars, artis.

Noun

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ert m (plural erc)

  1. art

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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ert

  1. Alternative form of art: second-person singular present of been (“to be”)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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ert (plural ertes or erten)

  1. Alternative form of herte (“heart”)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse ertr (“feminine plural”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛɾt/, [ˈæʈːʰ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɾt
  • Hyphenation: ert
  • Homophone: -ert

Noun

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ert f or m (definite singular erta or erten, indefinite plural erter, definite plural ertene)

  1. a pea (plant and vegetable)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse ertr f pl, from Proto-Germanic *arwīts (“pea”).

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Noun

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ert f (definite singular erta, indefinite plural erter, definite plural ertene)

  1. a pea (plant and vegetable)

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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ert

  1. third-person singular imperfect indicative of estre

Old Norse

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Verb

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ert

  1. second-person singular present active indicative of vera

Descendants

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Some from older variant est.

  • Icelandic: ert
  • Faroese: ert
  • Old Swedish: est
  • Danish: est

Scots

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Verb

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ert (third-person singular simple present erts, present participle ertin, simple past ertit, past participle ertit)

  1. Alternative form of airt (“to incite”)

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Swedish

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Pronoun

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ert

  1. neuter of er

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Swedish personal pronouns
Number Person Type Nominative Oblique Possessive
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
1Neologism. Usage has increased since 2010, though it remains limited.
2Informal
4Dialectal, also used lately as an alternative to man, to avoid association to the male gender.
5Informal, somewhat dialectal
6Formal address
7Discouraged by the Swedish Language Council

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