hart

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”).

Etymology 2

See heart.

Anagrams

• Arth, Thar, rath, tahr, thar

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

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-Germanic *hertô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.

Etymology 2

Adjective

hart (neuter of harður)

1. hard
2. loud

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 le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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

• (standard German) IPA^(key): /haʁt/
• (common, especially in northern and central Germany) IPA^(key): /haːt/

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Adjective

hart (comparative härter, superlative am härtesten)

1. hard
2. severe, harsh
   • 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.

Adverb

hart

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

Further reading

• hart in Duden online

Adjective

hart

1. neuter nominative and accusative of harður

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English heart.

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

References

• "hart" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Etymology

From Old Dutch hart, from Proto-Germanic *harduz.

Adjective

hart

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

Further reading

• “hart”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “hart (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

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.

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *harduz, whence also Old Saxon hard, Old English heard, Old Frisian herd, Old High German hart, Old Norse harðr. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kert-, *kret- (“strong; powerful”).

Adjective

hart (comparative hardiro, superlative hardist)

1. hard

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xaɾt]
• Homophone: chart

Noun

hart m inan

1. strength, resilience, fortitude

Noun

hart n (plural harten)

1. deer