hart

See also: Hart, HART, and hårt

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɑːt/
• IPA^(key): /hɑɹt/

• Audio (UK):

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• Audio (US):

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

Related terms

• hind (the female)

Translations

male deer

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

  German Low German: Hirsch

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• Old English: heorot
• Old French: cerf m
• Russian: саме́ц оленя (saméc olenja)
• Slovak: jeleň (sk)
• Spanish: macho (es) m de ciervo (es) m
• Ugaritic: 𐎀𐎊𐎍 m (ảyl)
• West Frisian: hart

A deer

• Maori: hāta
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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, [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, 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.

Noun

hart (plural harte)

1. heart

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɑrt/

• Audio:

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

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch herte, harte, from Old Dutch herta, 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

Etymology 2

Noun

hart n (plural harten, diminutive hartje n)

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

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Faroese

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 *harda, from Proto-Germanic *hezdǭ. Compare Middle Dutch herde, German Hardt.

Pronunciation

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

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haʁt/
• IPA^(key): /haːt/

• audio:

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• audio (Austria):

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Adjective

hart (comparative härter, superlative am härtesten)

1. hard
2. severe, harsh
   • 2012 May 2, Die Welt [1], 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.

Adverb

hart

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

Further reading

• “hart” in Duden online

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Icelandic

Adjective

hart

1. neuter nominative/accusative of harður

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Irish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English heart.

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, from Proto-Germanic *harduz.

Adjective

hart

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

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: hard

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. 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-Germanic *harduz.

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

Further reading

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

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Old High German

Etymology

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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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xart/
• 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

• (verb) hartować
• (adjective) hartowany

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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West Frisian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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