hearth

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Etymology

Old English heorþ, from Proto-Germanic *herþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“heat; fire”). Cognate with Dutch haard, German Herd, Swedish härd.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /hɑːθ/
• (US) IPA: /hɑːɹθ/

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)θ

Noun

hearth (plural hearths)

1. A brick, stone or cement floor to a fireplace or oven
2. An open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire may be built
3. The lowest part of a metallurgical furnace
4. A symbol for home or family life
5. (paganism) A household or group following the modern pagan faith of Heathenry.

Derived terms

• hearth and home
• hearthrug
• hearthstone

Translations

Floor of fireplace

Armenian: օջախ (hy) (òǰax) Dutch: haard (nl) m. French: foyer (fr) m. German: Feuerstelle (de) f., Herdboden (de) m. Greek: τζάκι n., δάπεδο τζακιού n. Hebrew: אח (akh) m. Italian: focolare (it) m.

Japanese: 囲炉裏 (いろり, irori) Korean: 부뚜막 (buttumag, -mak), 난로 (煖爐, nallo) Old English: heorþ (ang) m. Polish: palenisko m. Russian: очаг (ru) (očág) m., печурка (ru) (pečúrka) f., под (ru) (pod) m. Spanish: hogar (es) m. Swahili: meko (sw) Swedish: härd (sv)

Recess

Catalan: llar German: Feuerstelle (de) f., Herd (de) m. Japanese: 暖炉 (だんろ, danro) Korean: 벽난로 (壁煖爐, byeog-nallo, byeok) Polish: kominek (pl) m.

Russian: камин (ru) (kamín) m. Spanish: hogar (es) Swedish: härd (sv) Zazaki: zerre f.

Part of furnace

German: Feuerstelle (de) f., Gestell (de) n. in einem Hochofen (de) n. Italian: focolare (it) m. Russian: дно (dno) n., под m. (pod), подина (podína) f., лещадь (léščad’) f.

Spanish: crisol (es) Swedish: härd (sv)

Symbol

Armenian: օջախ (hy) (òǰax) Catalan: llar (ca) f. French: foyer (fr) m., foyers (fr) m. pl. German: Herd (de) m. Italian: focolare domestico m.

Polish: ognisko domowe Russian: семейный очаг m. (seméjnyj očág), домашний очаг m. (domášnij očág) Spanish: hogar (es) m. Swedish: härd (sv)

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Mandarin: 壁爐邊, 壁炉边

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