tart

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Adjective 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.2.1.2 Synonyms 1.2.1.3 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Derived terms 1.3.1.2 Translations 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Noun 1.4.1.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Verb 1.4.2.1 Derived terms 2 Dutch 2.1 Verb form 3 Hungarian 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Verb 3.2.1 Derived terms 4 Irish 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun 4.2.1 Declension 4.2.2 Mutation

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)t

[edit] Etymology 1

May be from Old English teart.

[edit] Adjective

tart (comparative tarter, superlative tartest)

1. Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.

   a tart apple

2. Of wine: high or too high in acidity.
3. (figuratively) Sharp; keen; severe.

   a tart reply

   tart language

   a tart rebuke

[edit] Derived terms

• tartness

[edit] Synonyms

of wine: high in acidity

• green

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[edit] Etymology 2

Old French tarte (“‘flat pastry’”).

[edit] Noun

tart (plural tarts)

1. A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.

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• treacle tart

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[edit] Etymology 3

From sweetheart or jam tart (“‘attractive woman’”) by shortening

[edit] Noun

tart (plural tarts)

1. (UK) (slang) A prostitute.
2. (UK) (slang) By extension, any woman with loose sexual morals.

[edit] Synonyms

• (prostitute): See WikiSaurus:prostitute
• (prostitute): See WikiSaurus:promiscuous woman

[edit] Verb

to tart (third-person singular simple present tarts, present participle tarting, simple past and past participle tarted)

1. To practice prostitution
2. To practice promiscuous sex
3. To dress garishly or ostentatiously

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• tart up

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Verb form

tart

1. challenges, dares, defies (first-person, second-person and third-person singular present tense of tarten)

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[edit] Hungarian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɒrt/

[edit] Verb

tart

1. to keep
2. to take (time)

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• tartó

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[edit] Irish

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [t̪ˠaɾˠt̪ˠ]

[edit] Noun

tart m.

1. thirst

   Tá tart orm – "I am thirsty" (lit. "Thirst is on me")

   Chuir an liamhás tart air – "The ham made him thirsty" (lit. "The ham put thirst on him.")

[edit] Declension

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative tart Vocative a thart Genitive tarta Dative tart

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an tart Genitive an tarta Dative leis an tart don tart

[edit] Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tart	thart	dtart
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.