hjerte
Danish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse hjarta, from Proto-Germanic *hertô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr (“heart”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɛrtə/, [ˈjaɐ̯d̥ə]
Noun
hjerte n (singular definite hjertet, plural indefinite hjerter)
Declension
| neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hjerte | hjertet | hjerter | hjerterne |
| genitive | hjertes | hjertets | hjerters | hjerternes |
References
- “hjerte” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse hjarta, from Proto-Germanic *hertô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr (“heart”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²jɛɾtɛ/, [ˈjæ̂ʈːə]
Noun
hjerte n (definite singular hjertet, indefinite plural hjerter, definite plural hjerta or hjertene)
- heart (anatomy: an organ of the body)
- heart (a symbol)
- heart (the centre or innermost part of something)
Derived terms
See also
- hjarte (Nynorsk)
References
- “hjerte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “hjerte_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Noun
hjerte (definite singular hjertet, indefinite plural hjerte, definite plural hjerta or hjerti)
- (pre-2012) alternative form of hjarte