hert

See also: Hert and hert.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦɛrt/
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  • Hyphenation: hert
  • Rhymes: -ɛrt

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch hert, from Old Dutch hirot, from Proto-Germanic *herutaz.

Noun

hert n (plural herten, diminutive hertje n)

  1. deer (a ruminant mammal with antlers and hooves, or their meat)
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

hert n (plural herten, diminutive hertje n)

  1. (Southern) Alternative form of hart (“heart”).

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch hirot, from Proto-Germanic *herutaz.

Noun

hert m, n

  1. deer
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms
  • hēert
Descendants
  • Dutch: hert
  • Limburgish: hèrtj

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *herth, from Proto-Germanic *herþaz.

Noun

hert m

  1. hearth, fireplace
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms
  • hāert
  • hēert
Descendants
  • Dutch: haard
  • Limburgish: haerdj

Further reading

  • “hert (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “hert (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “hert (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
  • “hert (IV)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Scots

Etymology

From Old English heorte, from Proto-Germanic *hertô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.

Noun

hert (plural herts)

  1. heart

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian herte, from Proto-Germanic *hertô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr. Compare Dutch hart, English heart, German Herz, Danish hjerte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /həːt/

Noun

hert n (plural herten)

  1. heart
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