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English
Etymology
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 ” ) .
Pronunciation
Verb
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 terms
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *erctus , equivalent of Latin ērectus . Doublet of erecte , a learned borrowing.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ert (feminine erta , masculine plural erts , feminine plural ertes )
stiff , rigid
Further reading
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse ert , est . Cognate with Icelandic ert , Swedish äst .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ɛɹt/ ,
in the phrase "ert tú": IPA (key ) : /ɛɹt tʰʉuː/ ,
Verb
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 ...?
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse ert , est . Akin to Old English eart (English thou art ), Swedish äst .
Pronunciation
Verb
ert
you are , second-person of vera (meaning "to be ")
Derived terms
Ladin
Etymology
From Latin ars , artis .
Noun
ert m (plural erc )
art
Middle English
Etymology 1
Verb
ert
Alternative form of art : second-person singular present of been ( “ to be ” )
Etymology 2
Noun
ert (plural ertes or erten )
Alternative form of herte ( “ heart ” )
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse ertr ( “ feminine plural ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
ert f or m (definite singular erta or erten , indefinite plural erter , definite plural ertene )
a pea ( plant and vegetable )
Derived terms
References
“ert” in The Bokmål Dictionary .
Norwegian Nynorsk
erter
Etymology
From Old Norse ertr f pl , from Proto-Germanic *arwīts ( “ pea ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
ert f (definite singular erta , indefinite plural erter , definite plural ertene )
a pea ( plant and vegetable )
Derived terms
References
“ert” in The Nynorsk Dictionary .
Anagrams
Old French
Verb
ert
third-person singular imperfect indicative of estre
Old Norse
Verb
ert
second-person singular present active indicative of vera
Descendants
Some from older variant est .
Scots
Verb
ert (third-person singular simple present erts , present participle ertin , simple past ertit , past participle ertit )
Alternative form of airt ( “ to incite ” )
References
Swedish
Pronoun
ert
neuter of er
Declension
Swedish personal pronouns
Number
Person
Type
Nominative
Oblique
Possessive
common
neuter
plural
singular
first
—
jag
mig , mej 3
min
mitt
mina
second
—
du
dig , dej 3
din
ditt
dina
third
masculine (person)
han
honom , han 2 , en 5
hans
feminine (person)
hon
henne , na 5
hennes
gender-neutral (person)1
hen
hen , henom 7
hens
common (noun)
den
den
dess
neuter (noun)
det
det
dess
indefinite
man or en 4
en
ens
reflexive
—
sig , sej 3
sin
sitt
sina
plural
first
—
vi
oss
vår , våran 2
vårt , vårat 2
våra
second
—
ni
er
er , eran 2 , ers 6
ert , erat 2
era
archaic
I
eder
eder , eders 6
edert
edra
third
—
de , dom 3
dem , dom 3
deras
reflexive
—
sig , sej 3
sin
sitt
sina
1 Neologism. Usage has increased since 2010, though it remains limited.
2 Informal
4 Dialectal, also used lately as an alternative to man , to avoid association to the male gender.
5 Informal, somewhat dialectal
6 Formal address
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