ärt

See also: Appendix:Variations of "art"

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ært f, from Old Norse ertr, from Old Saxon erit, eriwit, from Proto-Germanic *arwīts. Cognates include Danish ært, Faroese ertur, Norwegian ert, Dutch erwt and German Erbse. Possibly related to Latin ervum and Ancient Greek ὄροβος (órobos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛrt/, [æʈː]

• Audio:

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Noun

ärt c

1. (botany) Any species in the Fabacea family
2. Plant of such a species, usually pea shrub
3. (rare, dated) a pea (seed) from such a species

   Synonym: ärta

   Prinsessan på ärten

   The princess on the pea (Swedish title of "The Princess and the Pea")

Declension

Declension of ärt

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	ärt	ärts
	definite	ärten	ärtens
plural	indefinite	ärter	ärters
	definite	ärterna	ärternas

Derived terms

• kikärt
• ärtsoppa
• ärtväxt

See also

• ärta

Further reading

• ärt in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• rät, trä, tär