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erta

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See also: érta, ērta, and ērtā

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German er(ge)tac, from Old High German *ariōtag, from Gothic *𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃 (*arjaus dags), a calque of Ancient Greek (ἡμέρα) Ᾰ̓́ρεως ((hēméra) Ắreōs, (day of) Ares). Cognate with German Ertag, Mòcheno eirta, Bavarian ertach.

Noun

erta m

  1. (Luserna) Tuesday

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse erta, from Proto-Germanic *artijaną. More at ert.

Verb

erta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative erti, supine ert)

  1. to irritate (cause physical discomfort to a part of the body, etc.)
  2. to tease, to annoy, to irritate, to provoke
    Synonyms: skaprauna, stríða, hrella, espa
Conjugation
More information infinitive nafnháttur, supine sagnbót ...
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
More information infinitive nafnháttur, supine sagnbót ...
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
More information strong declension (sterk beyging), singular (eintala) ...
Derived terms
  • erting (irritation)
  • ertinn (mischievous, given to teasing)
  • ertni (teasing)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ertr, from Proto-Germanic *arwīts. Cognate with Faroese ertur, Swedish ärt, Danish ært, Old High German arawīz (> German Erbse, Luxembourgish Ierbes).

Noun

erta f (genitive singular ertu, nominative plural ertur)

  1. pea
Declension
More information singular, plural ...

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