ört
See also: ort, Ort, and ORT
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse urt, oblique case form of Proto-Germanic *wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European *wrd- (“root”).
Compare with English wort and the Latin rādīx (“root”). Cognate with the Icelandic rót; Old English rōt (whence Middle English root (“the underground part of a plant”), whence English root).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈœ̞ʈː]
- (nonstandard, nonetheless common[1]) IPA(key): [ˈɵʈː]
Noun
ört c
- herb
Declension
| Declension of ört | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | ört | örten | örter | örterna |
| Genitive | örts | örtens | örters | örternas |
Related terms
- örtte
- örtagård
References
- Tomas Riad (2013), “Våra vokaler förändras. En del flyter samman, andra glider isär. [Our vowels change. Some blend together, others drift apart.]”, in Språktidningen [The language journal], issue 3
Further reading
- ört in Svensk ordbok.
Anagrams
- röt, tör