hart

See also Hart, and hårt

English

Etymology 1

Middle English hert, from Old English heorot (“stag”), from Proto-Germanic *herutaz (compare Dutch hert, German Hirsch, Danish/Swedish hjort), from Pre-Germanic *k̑erudo, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóru (“horn”).

cognates

Compare Welsh carw 'deer', Latin cervus 'deer', cervīx 'nape of the neck', Lithuanian kárvė 'cow', Russian корова (koróva) 'cow', Ancient Greek κόρυδος (kórydos) 'crested lark', κορυφή (koryphē) 'summit, crown of the head', κορύπτω (korýptō) 'to butt with horns', Avestan ... (srū), ... (sruvā) 'horn; claw, talon', Sanskrit ... (śarabháḥ) 'mythical antelope'. More at horn.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /hɑːt/

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)t
• Homophone: heart

Noun

hart (plural harts)

1. A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after its fifth year.

Related terms

• hind (the female)

Translations

male deer

Dutch: hertenbok (nl) m., hert (nl) n. m., reebok (nl) m. Finnish: saksanhirviuros (fi) French: cerf (fr) m. Italian: cervo maschio (it)

Old French: cerf m. Russian: самец (ru) оленя Spanish: macho (es) m. de ciervo (es) m. Ugaritic: 𐎀𐎊𐎍 (uga) (ảyl) m.

Etymology 2

See heart

Noun

hart (plural harts)

1. Obsolete spelling of heart.

Anagrams

• rath, tahr, Thar, thar

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Dutch

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *hertô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr. Cognate with English heart, German Herz, Swedish hjärta. The Indo-European root is also the source of Greek καρδία, Latin cor, Welsh craidd, Irish croí, Russian сердце (serdce), Lithuanian širdis.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑrt
• Homophone: hard

Noun

hart n. (plural harten, diminutive hartje)

1. (anatomy) The heart, main muscle pumping blood through the body:
2. The center point or zone of an object, image etc.
3. The core or essence of some thing, reasoning etc.
4. Compassionate or similar feelings

Derived terms

Groene Hart hartschelp hartstocht hartvormig hartelijk

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Faroese

Adjective

hart (neuter of harður)

1. hard
2. loud

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French

Etymology

From Frankish *hard (compare Middle Dutch herde, German Hardt).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʔaʁ/, /ʔaʁt/

Noun

hart f. (plural harts)

1. (archaic) A cord, rope (used to execute criminals by strangulation or hanging)

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German

Etymology

Old High German hart, akin to Old Saxon hard, Dutch hard.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /'haʁt/

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Adjective

hart (comparative härter, superlative am härtesten)

1. hard

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Icelandic

Etymology

Old Norse hart

Adjective

hart n. (comparative harðara superlative harðasta), harður m., hörð f.

1. stringent, stiff, severe, rigorous, rigid, harsh, hard
2. heavy-handed, hardheaded
3. remorseless
4. inclement

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Old High German

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *harduz, whence also Old English heard, Old Norse harðr.

Adjective

hart

1. hard

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Tatar

Noun

hart (Cyrillic spelling харт)

1. A hoared, old person; hoary; white or gray with age;

Adjective

hart (Cyrillic spelling харт)

1. old; hoary