pert

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English pert, perte, aphetic form of apert. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɜːt/ (General American) IPA(key): /pɝt/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t === Adjective === pert (comparative perter, superlative pertest) (of a person) Attractive. (of a part of the body) Well-formed; shapely. [from 14th c.] Lively; alert and cheerful; bright. [from 16th c.] Synonym: saucy (archaic) Especially of children or social inferiors: cheeky, impertinent. [from 15th c.] Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cheeky (obsolete) Open; evident; unhidden. [14th–17th c.] (obsolete) Clever. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === pert (third-person singular simple present perts, present participle perting, simple past and past participle perted) (intransitive, obsolete) To behave with pertness; to misbehave. === Noun === pert (plural perts) (obsolete) An impudent person. === References === === Anagrams === 'terp, -pter, pret., rept-, terp == Hungarian == === Etymology === per +‎ -t === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈpɛrt] Hyphenation: pert === Noun === pert accusative singular of per pert indít ― to sue == Ladin == === Alternative forms === part === Etymology === From Latin pars, partem. === Noun === pert f (plural pertes) part ==== Related terms ==== partir == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch *peret, from Late Latin paraverēdus. === Noun === pert n horse ==== Inflection ==== ==== Alternative forms ==== pāert pēert ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: paard, perd, peerd (dialectal), paerd, paerdt (obsolete)Afrikaans: perd→ Phuthi: ipere→ Sotho: pereJersey Dutch: pêrt, pêrd→ English: prad Limburgish: paerd West Flemish: peird === Further reading === “pert”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “pert”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN == Turkish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French perte. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [pæɾt] === Noun === pert (definite accusative perti, plural pertler) For something to decrease in value. For damage to be done to something. ==== Declension ==== == Welsh == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle English pert (“attractive, smart, bold”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɛrt/ === Adjective === pert (feminine singular pert, plural perton, equative perted, comparative pertach, superlative pertaf) pretty, attractive quaint === Mutation ===