erta

See also: érta, ērta, and ērtā

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• èrtag (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German er(ge)tac, from Old High German *ariōtag, from Gothic *𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃 (*arjaus dags), a calque of Ancient Greek (ἡμέρα) Ᾰ̓́ρεως ((hēméra) Ắreōs, “(day of) Ares”). Cognate with German Ertag, Mòcheno eirta, Bavarian ertach.

Noun

erta m

1. (Luserna) Tuesday

See also

• days of the week (Sette Comuni dialect): taaghe dar bòchen (appendix): méentag · èrtag · mittog · fiistag · braitag · zaastag · zuntag ^[edit]

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛr̥ta/
• Rhymes: -ɛr̥ta

Etymology 1

From Old Norse erta, from Proto-Germanic *artijaną. More at ert.

Verb

erta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative erti, supine ert)

1. to irritate (cause physical discomfort to a part of the body, etc.)
2. to tease, to annoy, to irritate, to provoke

   Synonyms: skaprauna, stríða, hrella, espa

Conjugation

erta – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að erta
supine sagnbót		ert
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		ertandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	erti	erti		erti	erti
	þú	ertir	ertir		ertir	ertir
	hann, hún, það	ertir	erti		erti	erti
plural	við	ertum	ertum		ertum	ertum
	þið	ertið	ertuð		ertið	ertuð
	þeir, þær, þau	erta	ertu		erti	ertu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	ert (þú), ertu
plural	þið	ertið (þið), ertiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

ertast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að ertast
supine sagnbót		erst
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		ertandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	ertist	ertist		ertist	ertist
	þú	ertist	ertist		ertist	ertist
	hann, hún, það	ertist	ertist		ertist	ertist
plural	við	ertumst	ertumst		ertumst	ertumst
	þið	ertist	ertust		ertist	ertust
	þeir, þær, þau	ertast	ertust		ertist	ertust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	erst (þú), erstu
plural	þið	ertist (þið), ertisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

ertur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	ertur	ert	ert	ertir	ertar	ert
accusative (þolfall)	ertan	erta	ert	erta	ertar	ert
dative (þágufall)	ertum	ertri	ertu	ertum	ertum	ertum
genitive (eignarfall)	erts	ertrar	erts	ertra	ertra	ertra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	erti	erta	erta	ertu	ertu	ertu
accusative (þolfall)	erta	ertu	erta	ertu	ertu	ertu
dative (þágufall)	erta	ertu	erta	ertu	ertu	ertu
genitive (eignarfall)	erta	ertu	erta	ertu	ertu	ertu

Derived terms

• erting (“irritation”)
• ertinn (“mischievous, given to teasing”)
• ertni (“teasing”)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ertr, from Proto-Germanic *arwīts. Cognate with Faroese ertur, Swedish ärt, Danish ært, Old High German arawīz (> German Erbse, Luxembourgish Ierbes).

Noun

erta f (genitive singular ertu, nominative plural ertur)

1. pea

Declension

Declension of erta (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	erta	ertan	ertur	erturnar
accusative	ertu	ertuna	ertur	erturnar
dative	ertu	ertunni	ertum	ertunum
genitive	ertu	ertunnar	erta, ertna	ertanna, ertnanna

See also

• baun

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛr.ta/, (traditional) /ˈer.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɛrta, (traditional) -erta
• Hyphenation: èr‧ta, (traditional) ér‧ta

Etymology 1

Feminine of erto.

Participle

erta f sg

1. feminine singular of erto

Adjective

erta

1. feminine singular of erto

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

erta f (plural erte)

1. steep slope
   • 1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto I”, in Inferno [Hell]‎^[1], lines 31–33; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate]‎^[2], 2^nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

     Ed ecco, quasi al cominciar de l’erta, ¶ una lonza leggera e presta molto, ¶ che di pel macolato era coverta; […]

     And lo! almost where the ascent began, a panther light and swift exceedingly, which with a spotted skin was covered o'er!

Anagrams

• arte, atre, etra, rate, retà, tare, trae

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• erten

Noun

erta m or f

1. definite feminine singular of ert

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

erta f

1. definite singular of ert

Verb

erta (present tense ertar, past tense erta, past participle erta, passive infinitive ertast, present participle ertande, imperative erta/ert)

1. to tease