ert

See also: ERT, ért, and -ért

English

Alternative forms

• art

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 *h₂erdi-, *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

• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t

Verb

ert (third-person singular simple present erts, present participle erting, simple past and past participle erted)

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

Derived terms

• ertand
• erter
• erting

Anagrams

• Ret., ret, ter, ter-

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Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛɻ̊ʈ/
• in the phrase "ert tú": IPA^(key): /ˈɛɻ̊ʈʉu/

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 ...?

Conjugation

Conjugation of vera (irregular)
infinitive	vera
supine	verið
participle	verandi	-
	present	past
first singular	eri	var
second singular	ert	vart
third singular	er	var
plural	eru	vóru
	imperative
singular	ver!
plural	verið!

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Icelandic

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?

Derived terms

• ertu

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Ladin

Etymology

From Latin ars, artis.

Noun

ert m (plural erc)

1. art

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Verb

ert

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

Etymology 2

Noun

ert (plural ertes or erten)

1. Alternative form of herte (“heart”)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse ertr (“feminine plural”)

Noun

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

1. a pea (plant and vegetable)

Derived terms

• erteblomst
• ertestuing
• ertesuppe

References

• “ert” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• erter

Etymology

From Old Norse ertr (“plural”)

Noun

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

1. a pea (plant and vegetable)

Derived terms

• ertestuing
• ertesuppe

References

• “ert” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old French

Alternative forms

• iert

Verb

ert

1. third-person singular imperfect indicative of estre

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Swedish

Pronoun

ert

1. neuter of er

Declension

Swedish personal pronouns

Number	Person	Type	Nominative	Oblique	Possessive
					common	neuter	plural
singular	first	—	jag	mig, mej3	min	mitt	mina
	second	—	du	dig, dej3	din	ditt	dina
	third	masculine (person)	han	honom, han2, en5	hans
		feminine (person)	hon	henne, na5	hennes
		gender-neutral (person)1	hen	hen, henom7	hens
		common (noun)	den	den	dess
		neuter (noun)	det	det	dess
		indefinite	man or en4	en	ens
		reflexive	—	sig, sej3	sin	sitt	sina
plural	first	—	vi	oss	vår, våran2	vårt, vårat2	våra
	second	—	ni	er	er, eran2, ers6	ert, erat2	era
		archaic	I	eder	eder, eders6	edert	edra
	third	—	de, dom3	dem, dom3	deras
		reflexive	—	sig, sej3	sin	sitt	sina

¹Neologism. Usage has increased since 2010, and has gained widespread acceptance today.

²Informal

³Colloquial pronunciation spelling.

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

Anagrams

• ter, tre