hjarte

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse hjarta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²jɑrtə/, /²jɑːrtə/

Noun

hjarte n (definite singular hjartet, indefinite plural hjarte, definite plural hjarta)

  1. heart (muscle)
    Hjartet er ein muskel.
    The heart is a muscle.
  2. heart (seat of emotion)
    Hjartet mitt vil det annleis.
    My heart wants it different.

Inflection

Historical inflection of hjarte
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
Aasen1 Hjarta Hjartat Hjarto2 Hjarto(n)2
1901 hjarta hjarta hjarto (hjartu) hjarto (hjartu)
1917 (current) hjarta hjarta hjarto hjarto
  • Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard.
  • Forms in were official, but considered second-tier.
  • Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen.
  • 1Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century.

2Aasen notes that the weak feminine plural is more common.

Historical inflection of hjarte
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
1917 hjarte hjartet hjarte hjarta, hjarti
1938 hjarte
 hjartet
 hjarte
 hjarta
2012 (current) hjarte hjartet hjarte hjarta
  • Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard.
  • Forms in were official, but considered second-tier.

References

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