ärt

See also: Appendix:Variations of "art"

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ært f, from Old Norse ertr, from Old Saxon erit,[1] eriwit, from Proto-Germanic *arwīts. Cognates include Danish ært, Faroese ertur, Norwegian ert, Dutch erwt and German Erbse. Possibly related to Latin ervum and Ancient Greek ὄροβος (órobos).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛrt/, [æʈː]
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Noun

ärt c

  1. (botany) Any species in the Fabacea family
  2. Plant of such a species, usually pea shrub
  3. (rare, dated) a pea (seed) from such a species
    Synonym: ärta
    Prinsessan på ärten
    The princess on the pea (Swedish title of "The Princess and the Pea")

Declension

Declension of ärt
nominative genitive
singular indefinite ärt ärts
definite ärten ärtens
plural indefinite ärter ärters
definite ärterna ärternas

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 ärt in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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