hartslag

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of hart (“heart”) +‎ slag (“hit, beat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɑrt.slɑx/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: hart‧slag

Noun

hartslag m (plural hartslagen, diminutive hartslagje n)

  1. a heartbeat
  2. the heart rate, the rhythm of a beating heart
  3. (figuratively) a moving force, 'engine'
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.