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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of hart (“heart”) + slag (“hit, beat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɑrt.slɑx/
- Hyphenation: hart‧slag
Noun
hartslag m (plural hartslagen, diminutive hartslagje n)
- a heartbeat
- the heart rate, the rhythm of a beating heart
- (figuratively) a moving force, 'engine'