hjarta

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See also: hjärta

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hjarta, from Proto-Germanic *hertô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr (heart).

Pronunciation

Noun

hjarta n (genitive singular hjarta, plural hjørtu or hjørtur)

  1. heart (muscle)
  2. heart (seat of emotion)

Declension

n2 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hjarta hjartað hjørtu(r) hjørtuni
Accusative hjarta hjartað hjørtu(r) hjørtuni
Dative hjarta hjartanum hjørtum hjørtunum
Genitive hjarta hjartans hjartna hjartnanna

Derived terms

  • hjarta mítt - my love (address)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hjarta, from Proto-Germanic *hertô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr (heart).

Pronunciation

Noun

hjarta n (genitive singular hjarta, nominative plural hjörtu)

  1. heart (muscle)
  2. heart (seat of emotion)
  3. (card games) heart, hearts (♥)

Declension

Synonyms

  • (seat of emotion): brjóst (literally "breast")

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²jɑrtɑ/, /²jɑːrtɑ/, /²jɑːʈɑ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hjarta, from Proto-Germanic *hertô, whence also English heart. Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱerd-.

Alternative forms

Noun

hjarta n (definite singular hjarta, indefinite plural hjarto, definite plural hjarto)

  1. heart (muscle)
    Hjarta er ein muskel.
    The heart is a muscle.
  2. heart (seat of emotion)
    Hjarta mitt vil det annleis.
    My heart wants it different.
  3. plural definite of hjarte
Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hjartaðr.

Adjective

hjarta (singular and plural hjarta, comparative meir hjarta, superlative mest hjarta)

  1. brave
  2. hearted (describing a person's mind; used to create other adjectives)
    Han var ein hardhjarta person.
    He was a hardhearted person.
Synonyms
Derived terms

References

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hertô, whence also Old Saxon herta, Old Dutch herta, Old Frisian herte, Old English heorte, Old High German herza, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐍉 (hairtō). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.

Noun

hjarta n (genitive hjarta, plural hjǫrtu)

  1. heart
    • Hávamál 95 (tr. W. H. Auden and P. B. Taylor):
      Hugr einn þat veit,
      er býr hjarta nær,
      einn er hann sér of sefa;
      ǫng er sótt verri
      hveim snotrum manni
      en sér engu at una.
      The mind alone knows what is near the heart,
      Each is his own judge:
      The worst sickness for a wise man
      Is to crave what he cannot enjoy.

Declension

Descendants

References

  • hjarta”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press