hart

See also: Hart, HART, and hårt

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /hɑːt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /hɑɹt/

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)t
• Homophone: heart

Etymology 1

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

cognates

Compare Welsh carw (“deer”), Latin cervus (“deer”), cervīx (“nape of the neck”), Lithuanian kárvė (“cow”), Russian коро́ва (koróva, “cow”), Ancient Greek κόρυδος (kórudos, “crested lark”), κορυφή (koruphḗ, “summit, crown of the head”), κορύπτω (korúptō, “to butt with horns”), Avestan 𐬯𐬭𐬏‎ (srū), 𐬯𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬁‎ (sruuā, “horn; claw, talon”), Sanskrit शरभ (śarabhá, “mythical antelope”). More at horn.

Noun

hart (plural harts)

1. A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year.
   • c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], part 1, 2nd edition, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, OCLC 932920499; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene ii:

     With milke-white Hartes vpon an Iuorie ſled,
     Thou ſhalt be drawen amidſt the froſen Pooles,
     And ſcale the yſie mountaines lofty tops:
     Which with thy beautie will be soone reſolu’d.

   • 1612, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion song 13 p. 213[1]:

     She Huntresse-like the Hart pursues;

2. A male red deer or one of related species.

Derived terms

• hartshorn
• Hertford
• White Hart Lane

Related terms

• hind (the female)

Translations

male deer

• Arabic: أَيَّل‎ m (ʾayyal)
• Dutch: hertenbok m, hert (nl) n or m, reebok (nl) m
• Finnish: saksanhirviuros (fi)
• French: cerf (fr) m
• Irish: carria m, damhfhia m
• Italian: cervo maschio
• Low German:

  German Low German: Hirsch

• Old English: heorot
• Old French: cerf m
• Plautdietsch: Hersch m
• Russian: саме́ц оленя (saméc olenja)
• Slovak: jeleň (sk)
• Spanish: macho (es) m de ciervo (es) m
• Swedish: (red; fallow) hjort (sv) c, (roe) get (sv) c
• Ugaritic: 𐎀𐎊𐎍 m (ảyl)
• West Frisian: hart

A deer

• Maori: hāta

Etymology 2

See heart.

Noun

hart (plural harts)

1. Obsolete spelling of heart
   • c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act I, (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)]:

     , scene i:

     For this reliefe much thanks, tis bitter cold, and I am ſick at hart.

Anagrams

• Arth, Rath, Thar, rath, tahr, thar

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch hart, from Middle Dutch herte, harte, from Old Dutch herta, from Proto-Germanic *hertô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.

Pronunciation

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Noun

hart (plural harte)

1. heart

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɑrt/

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• Hyphenation: hart
• Rhymes: -ɑrt
• Homophone: hard

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch herte, harte, from Old Dutch herta, from Proto-West Germanic *hertā, from Proto-Germanic *hertô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.

Noun

hart n (plural harten, diminutive hartje n)

1. 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

Alternative forms

• hert
• herte

Derived terms

• Groene Hart
• hartaanval
• hartelijk
• harteloos
• hartfalen
• hartkamer
• hartritme
• hartschelp
• hartslag
• hartstilstand
• hartstocht
• hartstoornis
• hartverlamming
• hartverzakking
• hartvormig
• hartziekte
• ter harte nemen
• van harte

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: hart
• Negerhollands: hert, hart, hat
• → Sranan Tongo: ati
  • → Saramaccan: áti, háti

Etymology 2

Noun

hart n (plural harten, diminutive hartje n)

1. (Northern) Archaic form of hert (“deer”).

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Faroese

Etymology

See harður (“hard, loud”)

Adjective

hart (neuter of harður)

1. hard
2. loud

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French

Etymology

From Middle French hart, from Old French hart, hard, a borrowing from Frankish *heʀdā.

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /aʁ/, /aʁt/

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Noun

hart f (plural harts)

1. (archaic) cord, rope; halter (hangman's rope)

Further reading

• “hart”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German hart, Old High German hart, from Proto-West Germanic *hard(ī), from Proto-Germanic *harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kortús (“strong; powerful”). Cognate with Low German hard, hart, Dutch hard, English hard, Danish hård.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hart/, [haʁt], [haɐ̯t], [haːt]

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• Homophones: harrt (general), haart (some speakers)

Adjective

hart (strong nominative masculine singular harter, comparative härter, superlative am härtesten)

1. hard
2. severe, harsh
   • 1981, “Polizisten”, performed by Extrabreit:

     Sie rauchen "Milde Sorte" / Weil–das Leben ist doch hart genug

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   • 2012 May 2, Die Welt, page 10:

     Die harten Einschnitte zum Schuldenabbau standen in vielen EU-Ländern im Zentrum der Kritik der Demonstranten.

     The severe cuts for the reduction of debt were in many EU countries at the center of criticism by the protesters.

3. (figuratively) unmoved, cold, cruel
   • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 528:

     Seit vier Jahren hier oben, war die Mittellose von harten Verwandten abhängig, die sie schon einmal, da sie doch sterben müsse, von hier fortgenommen und nur auf Einspruch des Hofrats wieder heraufgeschickt hatten.

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

Declension

Positive forms of hart

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist hart	sie ist hart	es ist hart	sie sind hart
strong declension (without article)	nominative	harter	harte	hartes	harte
	genitive	harten	harter	harten	harter
	dative	hartem	harter	hartem	harten
	accusative	harten	harte	hartes	harte
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der harte	die harte	das harte	die harten
	genitive	des harten	der harten	des harten	der harten
	dative	dem harten	der harten	dem harten	den harten
	accusative	den harten	die harte	das harte	die harten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein harter	eine harte	ein hartes	(keine) harten
	genitive	eines harten	einer harten	eines harten	(keiner) harten
	dative	einem harten	einer harten	einem harten	(keinen) harten
	accusative	einen harten	eine harte	ein hartes	(keine) harten

Comparative forms of hart

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist härter	sie ist härter	es ist härter	sie sind härter
strong declension (without article)	nominative	härterer	härtere	härteres	härtere
	genitive	härteren	härterer	härteren	härterer
	dative	härterem	härterer	härterem	härteren
	accusative	härteren	härtere	härteres	härtere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der härtere	die härtere	das härtere	die härteren
	genitive	des härteren	der härteren	des härteren	der härteren
	dative	dem härteren	der härteren	dem härteren	den härteren
	accusative	den härteren	die härtere	das härtere	die härteren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein härterer	eine härtere	ein härteres	(keine) härteren
	genitive	eines härteren	einer härteren	eines härteren	(keiner) härteren
	dative	einem härteren	einer härteren	einem härteren	(keinen) härteren
	accusative	einen härteren	eine härtere	ein härteres	(keine) härteren

Superlative forms of hart

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist am härtesten	sie ist am härtesten	es ist am härtesten	sie sind am härtesten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	härtester	härteste	härtestes	härteste
	genitive	härtesten	härtester	härtesten	härtester
	dative	härtestem	härtester	härtestem	härtesten
	accusative	härtesten	härteste	härtestes	härteste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der härteste	die härteste	das härteste	die härtesten
	genitive	des härtesten	der härtesten	des härtesten	der härtesten
	dative	dem härtesten	der härtesten	dem härtesten	den härtesten
	accusative	den härtesten	die härteste	das härteste	die härtesten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein härtester	eine härteste	ein härtestes	(keine) härtesten
	genitive	eines härtesten	einer härtesten	eines härtesten	(keiner) härtesten
	dative	einem härtesten	einer härtesten	einem härtesten	(keinen) härtesten
	accusative	einen härtesten	eine härteste	ein härtestes	(keine) härtesten

Derived terms

• härten
• Härte

Adverb

hart

1. hard (with force or effort)

   Sie haben die ganze Woche hart gearbeitet.

   They worked hard all week.

2. sharply, roughly, severely
3. close (an (+ dative) to)

Further reading

• “hart” in Duden online
• “hart” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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Icelandic

Adjective

hart

1. neuter nominative/accusative of harður

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Irish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English heart.

Alternative forms

• hartas

Noun

hart m (genitive singular hairt, nominative plural hairt)

1. (card games) heart

Declension

Declension of hart

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative hart hairt Vocative a hairt a harta Genitive hairt hart Dative hart hairt

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an hart na hairt Genitive an hairt na hart Dative leis an hart don hart leis na hairt

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

hart

1. h-prothesized form of art

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “hart”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch hart.

Adjective

hart

1. hard (not soft)
2. solid, sturdy
3. hard, harsh, cruel

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: hard
  • Jersey Dutch: hārd
  • Negerhollands: hart
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: hardt

Further reading

• “hart”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “hart (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II

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North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian herte, from Proto-West Germanic *hertā. Cognates include West Frisian hert.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hart/

Noun

hart n (plural harten)

1. (Mooring and Föhr-Amrum dialects) heart

   At hart klopet/böget.

   My heart is beating.

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hard(ī).

Adjective

hart (comparative hardiro, superlative hardist)

1. hard

Inflection

Declension of hart

Strong declension
	masculine		neuter		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	hart	harde	hart	harde	hart	hardu
accusative	hardan	harde	hart	harde	harda	hardu
genitive	hardis	hardro	hardis	hardro	hardro	hardrō
dative	hardon	hardon	hardon	hardon	hardro	hardon
Weak declension
	masculine		neuter		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	hardo	hardu	harda	hardu	harda	hardu
accusative	hardin	hardin	harda	hardin	hardin	hardin
genitive	hardin	hardno	hardin	hardno	hardin	hardno
dative	hardin	hardon	hardin	hardon	hardin	hardon

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: hart
  • Dutch: hard
    • Jersey Dutch: hārd
    • Negerhollands: hart
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: hardt

Further reading

• “hart (II)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hard(ī), from Proto-Germanic *harduz, whence also Old Saxon hard, Old Dutch hart, Old English heard, Old Norse harðr, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃 (hardus). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kert-, *kret- (“strong; powerful”).

Adjective

hart

1. hard

Derived terms

• hartī

Descendants

• Middle High German: hart, herte
  • Alemannic German: hert

    Swabian: hirrt

  • Central Franconian: haat
  • German: hart
  • Luxembourgish: haart
  • Yiddish: האַרט‎ (hart)

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Old Norse

Adjective

hart

1. strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of harðr

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Härte, from Old High German hartī.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xart/

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• Rhymes: -art
• Syllabification: hart
• Homophone: chart

Noun

hart m inan

1. strength, resilience, fortitude

Usage notes

On its own, used mainly in the idiom hart ducha. Most of the derived terms are technical and refer to steel hardening.

Declension

Declension of hart

	singular
nominative	hart
genitive	hartu
dative	hartowi
accusative	hart
instrumental	hartem
locative	harcie
vocative	harcie

Derived terms

adjective

• hartowany

 

verb

• hartować

 

Further reading

• hart in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• hart in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hart, from Old Swedish harþer, from Old Norse harðr. Doublet of hård.

Adverb

hart (not comparable)

1. Only used in hart när

References

• hart in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hart in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hart in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian hert, from Proto-West Germanic *herut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hat/

Noun

hart n (plural harten, diminutive hartsje)

1. deer

Derived terms

• reahart

Further reading

• “hart (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

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Yola

Noun

hart

1. Alternative form of hearth
   • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 10:

     Oore hart cam' t' oore mouth, an zo w' all ee green;

     Our hearts came to our mouth, and so with all in the green;

References

• Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 88