hjarte

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• hjarta
• hjerta, hjerte (between the 1938 and 2012 spelling reforms)

Etymology

From Old Norse hjarta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²jɑrtə/, /²jɑːrtə/

Noun

hjarte n (definite singular hjartet, indefinite plural hjarte, definite plural hjarta)

1. heart (muscle)

   Hjartet er ein muskel.

   The heart is a muscle.

2. heart (seat of emotion)

   Hjartet mitt vil det annleis.

   My heart wants it different.

Inflection

Historical inflection of hjarte

		singular		plural
		indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
Aasen1		Hjarta	Hjartat	Hjarto2	Hjarto(n)2
1901		hjarta	hjarta	hjarto (hjartu)	hjarto (hjartu)
1917 (current)		hjarta	hjarta	hjarto	hjarto

• Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard.
• Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier.
• Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen.
• ¹Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century.

²Aasen notes that the weak feminine plural is more common.

Historical inflection of hjarte

		singular		plural
		indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
1917		hjarte	hjartet	hjarte	hjarta, hjarti
1938		hjarte [hjerte]	hjartet [hjertet]	hjarte [hjerte]	hjarta [hjarti] [hjerta, hjerti]
2012 (current)		hjarte	hjartet	hjarte	hjarta

• Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard.
• Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier.

References

• “hjarte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.