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See also: ERT, -ert, ért, and -ért

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Eritai.

Symbol

ert

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Eritai.

See also

English

Alternative forms

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 *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) (obsolete, UK dialectal)

  1. (transitive) To incite; urge on; encourage.
  2. (transitive) To irritate; provoke.
  3. (intransitive) To be eager; hurry.
  4. (transitive) To make as if to strike; argue (with).
  5. (transitive) To strive after; try to obtain.
  6. (intransitive) To strive onward and upward.

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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)

  1. stiff, rigid

Further reading

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse ert, est. Cognate with Icelandic ert, Swedish äst.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛɹt/, [ɛɻ̊ʈ]
  • in the phrase "ert tú": IPA(key): /ɛɹt tʰʉuː/, [ˈɛɻ̊ʈʉuː]

Verb

ert

  1. (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 ...?
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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ert, est. Akin to Old English eart (English thou art), Swedish äst.

Pronunciation

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Verb

ert

  1. you are, second-person of vera (meaning "to be")
    Þú ert skemmtileg.
    You are fun. (referring to a girl)
    Hver ert þú?
    Who are you?

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Ladin

Etymology

From Latin ars, artis.

Noun

ert m (plural erc)

  1. art

Middle English

Etymology 1

Verb

ert

  1. alternative form of art: second-person singular present of been (“to be”)

Etymology 2

Noun

ert

  1. alternative form of herte (“heart”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From Old Norse ertr (“peas”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛɾt/, [ˈæʈːʰ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɾt
  • Hyphenation: ert
  • Homophone: -ert

Noun

ert f or m (definite singular erta or erten, indefinite plural erter, definite plural ertene)

  1. a pea (plant and vegetable)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Alternative forms

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)

  1. a pea (plant and vegetable)

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Old French

Alternative forms

Verb

ert

  1. third-person singular imperfect indicative of estre

Old Norse

Verb

ert

  1. second-person singular present active indicative of vera

Descendants

Some from older variant est.

  • Icelandic: ert
  • Faroese: ert
  • Old Swedish: est
  • Danish: est

Scots

Verb

ert (third-person singular simple present erts, present participle ertin, simple past and past participle ertit)

  1. alternative form of airt (“to incite”)

References

Swedish

Pronoun

ert

  1. (possessive) neuter of er; your, yours (possessed by the multiple individuals addressed, of one neuter-gender thing (or possessed by the single individual addressed, if used as a polite pronoun))
    Synonyms: (informal) erat, (formal, archaic) edert
    Är det här er(a)t pussel, pojkar?
    Is this your jigsaw puzzle, boys? ["Erat" is also common in casual speech]
    Valet är ert, pojkar
    The choice is yours, boys ["Erat" would be uncommon here, perhaps due to "The choice is yours" being an idiomatic phrase that settled on ert]

Declension

More information Number, Person ...
1Neologism. Usage has increased since 2010, though it remains limited.
2Informal
4Dialectal, also used lately as an alternative to man, to avoid association to the male gender.
5Informal, somewhat dialectal
6Formal address
7Discouraged by the Swedish Language Council

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