hart

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hɑːt/ (General American) IPA(key): /hɑɹt/ Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)t Homophones: Hart, heart === Etymology 1 === From Middle English hert, from Old English heorot (“stag”), from Proto-West Germanic *herut, from Proto-Germanic *herutaz (compare Dutch hert, German Hirsch, Danish/Norwegian/Swedish hjort), from Pre-Germanic *kerudos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“horn”). Doublet of Heorot. ==== Noun ==== hart (countable and uncountable, plural hart or harts) (countable) A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year. Synonyms: buck; stag (sometimes hyponymous) Hypernyms: deer < cervid < ungulate < mammal < animal < creature, critter Hyponyms: brocket, knobber, knobbler, pricket, spitter, spayard, spay Coordinate term: hind (the female) (uncountable) The meat from this animal. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === See heart. ==== Noun ==== hart (plural harts) Obsolete spelling of heart. === Etymology 3 === Abbreviation of hardware thread. As stated in The RISC-V Instruction Set Manual, Volume I: The corresponding source reads: ==== Noun ==== hart (plural harts) (computing) In the RISC-V instruction set architecture, a hardware thread. ==== References ==== Andrew Waterman, Krste Asanović, editors (24 October 2025), The RISC-V Instruction Set Manual, Volume I: User-Level ISA‎[1], Document Version 20191214-draft edition, page 14 Heidi Pan, Benjamin Hindman, Krste Asanović (2009), “Lithe: Enabling efficient composition of parallel libraries”, in Proc. of HotPar‎[2], volume 9‎[3] === Anagrams === Arth, Rath, Thar, rath, tahr, thar == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch hart, from Middle Dutch herte, harte, from Old Dutch herta, from Proto-Germanic *hertô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr. === Pronunciation === === Noun === hart (plural harte) heart == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɦɑrt/ Hyphenation: hart Rhymes: -ɑrt Homophone: hard === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch herte, harte, from Old Dutch herta, from Proto-West Germanic *hertā, from Proto-Germanic *hertô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr. ==== Noun ==== hart n or f (plural harten, diminutive hartje n) heart, main muscle pumping blood through the body the center point or zone of an object, image etc. the core or essence of some thing, reasoning etc. compassionate or similar feelings ===== Usage notes ===== Previously the gender of this word could be feminine, which is still reflected in fossilized expressions such as ter harte nemen, which uses feminine case forms (ter). In modern usage the word is always neuter, however (leaving aside the mentioned fossilized expressions). ===== Alternative forms ===== hert, herte ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: hart Negerhollands: hert, hart, hat → Sranan Tongo: ati → Saramaccan: áti, háti → Unami: halët === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== hart n (plural harten, diminutive hartje n) (Northern) archaic form of hert (“deer”) == Faroese == === Etymology === See harður (“hard, loud”) === Adjective === hart (neuter of harður) hard loud == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French hart, from Old French hart, hard, a borrowing from Frankish *heʀdā. === Pronunciation === (aspirated h) IPA(key): /aʁ/, /aʁt/ === Noun === hart f (plural harts) (archaic) cord, rope; halter (hangman's rope) === Further reading === “hart”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German hart, Old High German hart, from Proto-West Germanic *hard(ī), from Proto-Germanic *harduz, from Proto-Indo-European *kortús (“strong; powerful”). Cognate with Low German hard, hart, Dutch hard, English hard, Danish hård. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hart/, [haʁt], [haɐ̯t], [haːt] Homophones: harrt (general), haart (some speakers) === Adjective === hart (strong nominative masculine singular harter, comparative härter, superlative am härtesten) hard severe, harsh (figurative) unmoved, cold, cruel ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== härten Härte === Adverb === hart hard (with force or effort) sharply, roughly, severely close [with an (+ dative) ‘to someone/something’] === Further reading === “hart” in Duden online “hart” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Icelandic == === Adjective === hart neuter nominative/accusative of harður == Irish == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English heart. ==== Alternative forms ==== hartas ==== Noun ==== hart m (genitive singular hairt, nominative plural hairt) (card games) heart ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== hart h-prothesized form of art === References === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “hart”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Middle Dutch == === Alternative forms === hert === Etymology === From Old Dutch hart. === Adjective === hart hard (not soft) solid, sturdy hard, harsh, cruel ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: hardJersey Dutch: hārdNegerhollands: hartSkepi Creole Dutch: hardt === Further reading === “hart”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “hart (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II == North Frisian == === Alternative forms === Hart (Sylt) === Etymology === From Old Frisian herte, from Proto-West Germanic *hertā. Cognates include West Frisian hert. === Noun === hart n (plural harten) (Föhr-Amrum, Mooring) heart == Old Dutch == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *hard(ī). === Adjective === hart (comparative hardiro, superlative hardist) hard ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle Dutch: hart, hertDutch: hardJersey Dutch: hārdNegerhollands: hartSkepi Creole Dutch: hardt ==== Further reading ==== “hart (II)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012 == Old High German == === Alternative forms === herti === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *hard(ī), 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 hard, firm steadfast, firm in character or opinion; insistent difficult to endure, severe, oppressive hard to do strong, intense ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== einhart (adjective) hartī ==== Descendants ==== Middle High German: hart, herte Alemannic German: hert Swabian: hirrt Bavarian: hoat Central Franconian: haat German: hart Luxembourgish: haart Yiddish: האַרט (hart) === References === Karg-Gasterstädt, Elisabeth; Frings, Theodor; et al., editors (1952–2022), “hart”, in Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch‎[4] (in German), Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, via Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig == Old Norse == === Adjective === hart strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of harðr == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Härte, from Old High German hartī. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxart/ Rhymes: -art Syllabification: hart Homophone: chart === Noun === hart m inan strength, resilience, fortitude ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === hart in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN hart in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish hart, from Old Swedish harþer, from Old Norse harðr. Doublet of hård. === Adverb === hart (not comparable) only used in hart när === References === “hart”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “hart”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “hart”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == West Frisian == === Etymology === From Old Frisian hert, from Proto-West Germanic *herut. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hat/ === Noun === hart n (plural harten, diminutive hartsje) deer ==== Derived terms ==== reahart ==== Further reading ==== “hart (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011 == Yola == === Noun === hart alternative form of hearth === References === Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 88