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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)
- heart (muscle)
- heart (seat of emotion)
Declension
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Indefinite
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Definite
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| Nominative
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hjarta
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hjartað
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hjørtu(r)
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hjørtuni
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| Accusative
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hjarta
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hjartað
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hjørtu(r)
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hjørtuni
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| Dative
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hjarta
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hjartanum
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hjørtum
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hjørtunum
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| Genitive
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hjarta
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hjartans
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hjartna
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hjartnanna
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Derived terms
- hjarta mítt - my love (address)
Related terms
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)
- heart (muscle)
- heart (seat of emotion)
- (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)
- heart (muscle)
Hjarta er ein muskel.- The heart is a muscle.
- heart (seat of emotion)
Hjarta mitt vil det annleis.- My heart wants it different.
- plural definite of hjarte
Declension
Declension of hjarta (weak an-stem)
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hjarta
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hjarta
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hjarto
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hjarto
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hjarte-
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Related terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse hjartaðr.
Adjective
hjarta (singular and plural hjarta, comparative meir hjarta, superlative mest hjarta)
- brave
- 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)
- 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
Declension of hjarta (weak an-stem)
Descendants
References
- “hjarta”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press