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witty
English
Etymology
From Middle English witty, witti, from Old English witti? (“clever, wise”), equivalent to wit +? -y,See Norwegian Bokmål vettig.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?w?ti/
- (US) IPA(key): /?w?ti/, [?w??i]
- Rhymes: -?ti
Adjective
witty (comparative wittier, superlative wittiest)
- (obsolete) Wise, having good judgement.
- Then cam there a lady that was a wytty lady, and she seyde playnly unto the Kyng […] that he sholde never be hole but yf that Sir Trystrames wente into the same contrey than the venym came fro, and in that contrey sholde he be holpyn, other ellys never.
- (archaic) Possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity; intelligent, skilful, ingenious.
- Clever; amusingly ingenious.
- Full of wit.
- Quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits.
Synonyms
- facetious
- humorous
- jocose
- jocular
- quick
- lively
- See also Thesaurus:witty
Translations
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tart
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /t??t/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /t??t/
- Rhymes: -??(?)t
Etymology 1
From Middle English tart, from Old English teart (“sharp, rough, severe”), from Proto-Germanic *tartaz (“rough, sharp, tearing”), from Proto-Germanic *teran? (“to tear”), from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to flay, split, cleave”). Related to Dutch tarten (“to defy, challenge, mock”), German trotzen (“to defy, brave, mock”), German zart (“delicate, tender”), perhaps Albanian thartë (“sour, acid, sharp”).
Adjective
tart (comparative tarter, superlative tartest)
- Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
- I ate a very tart apple.
- (of wine) high or too high in acidity.
- (figuratively) Sharp; keen; severe.
- He gave me a very tart reply.
Synonyms
- (of wine: high in acidity): green
Derived terms
- tarten
- tartness
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English tart, tarte, from Old French tarte, tartre (“flat pastry”) (compare Medieval Latin tarta), of unknown origin. Perhaps an alteration of Old French torte, tourte, from Vulgar Latin *torta, from torta (“twisted”) panis (“bread”), from feminine of Latin tortus (“twisted, folded over”). Cognate to torta.
Noun
tart (plural tarts)
- A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.
Derived terms
- Bakewell tart
- egg tart
- pineapple tart
- treacle tart
Related terms
- tort
- torta
- torte
- torture
Translations
Etymology 3
From sweetheart or jam tart (“attractive woman”) by shortening
Noun
tart (plural tarts)
- (Britain, slang) A prostitute.
- (Britain, slang, derogatory) By extension, any woman with loose sexual morals.
- 1950, Roy E. Blick (police inspector), testimony before the United States Congress:
- We know the majority of the places that these tarts will hang out at.
- 1950, Roy E. Blick (police inspector), testimony before the United States Congress:
Synonyms
- (prostitute): See also Thesaurus:prostitute
- (prostitute): See also Thesaurus:promiscuous woman
Derived terms
- tartlet
Translations
Verb
tart (third-person singular simple present tarts, present participle tarting, simple past and past participle tarted)
- To practice prostitution
- To practice promiscuous sex
- To dress garishly, ostentatiously, whorishly, or sluttily
Derived terms
- pop tart (slang)
- tart up
Anagrams
- Trat, attr
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?rt
Verb
tart
- first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of tarten
- imperative of tarten
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?t?rt]
- Rhymes: -?rt
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
tart
- (transitive) to keep (many different senses overlapping with English, see examples)
- Synonyms: ?riz, meg?riz
- (transitive) to hold
- Synonym: fog
- (transitive) to support (keep in the same place, withstanding its weight)
- Synonyms: támaszt, megtámaszt
- Antonym: elenged (to let go)
- (intransitive) to take up space or time, extend, to last (-tól/-t?l … -ig)
- Antonyms: végz?dik, véget ér (to end)
- (intransitive) momentarily describing whether a process is still in progress, and if yes how far it has gone
- (intransitive) to esteem, deem, regard, think highly or poorly of (with -ra/-re)
- (intransitive) to head into a direction
- Synonym: megy
- (intransitive) to fear (of someone or something -tól/-t?l)
- Synonym: fél
- (intransitive, used with attól) to be afraid, to be regretful, to be sorry
- Synonym: sajnál
- (mathematics) to converge, have limit at (-hoz/-hez/-höz or -ba/-be)
Conjugation
Derived terms
(With verbal prefixes):
Etymology 2
tar (“bald”) +? -t (accusative suffix)
Adjective
tart
- accusative singular of tar
Further reading
- tart in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish tart, from Proto-Celtic *tartus, from Proto-Indo-European *térstus, from *ters- (“dry”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t??a??t??/
Noun
tart m (genitive singular tarta)
- thirst
Declension
Mutation
References
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “tart”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “tart” in Foclóir Gae?ilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "tart" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English teart, from Proto-Germanic *tartaz.
Alternative forms
- (Early ME) teart
- tarte, terte
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tart/
- (dialectal) IPA(key): /t??rt/
Adjective
tart (rare)
- Sour, tart; having much acidity.
- (Early Middle English) Acute, keen; showing sharpness.
Descendants
- English: tart, teart
- Scots: tairt
References
- “tart, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-25.
Etymology 2
Noun
tart
- Alternative form of tarte
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse tartr. Doublet of tert.
Noun
tart m (definite singular tarten, indefinite plural tarter, definite plural tartene)
- (zoology) a small salmon
- Synonym: svele
References
- “tart” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Anagrams
- ratt
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse tartr. Doublet of tert.
Noun
tart m (definite singular tarten, indefinite plural tartar, definite plural tartane)
- (zoology) a small salmon
- Synonyms: silung, svelung, svele
References
- “tart” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- ratt
Old French
Adjective
tart m (oblique and nominative feminine singular tarde)
- late (after the end of a given period)
Adverb
tart
- late (after the end of a given period)
Related terms
- tarder
Descendants
- French: tard
Old Irish
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *tartus, from Proto-Indo-European *térstus, from *ters- (“dry”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tar?t/
Noun
tart m (genitive tarta)
- thirst
Inflection
Descendants
- Irish: tart
Mutation
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tar?d/
Verb
·tart
- first-person singular present subjunctive perfective prototonic of do·beir
Mutation
References
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “tart”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Norse
Noun
tart
- accusative singular indefinite of tartr m
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tart/
Noun
tart
- genitive plural of tarta
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