-heort
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *-hert(ī), from Proto-Germanic *-hertaz, derived from *hertô (“heart”) (Old English heorte). Cognate with Old Saxon -hert, Old High German -herz, Gothic -𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐍃 (-hairts).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xe͜ort/, [he͜orˠt]
Suffix
-heort
- -hearted
- ċeald (“cold”) + -heort → ċealdheort (“coldhearted”)
- clǣne (“pure”) + -heort → clǣnheort (“pure-hearted”)
- hāt (“hot”) + -heort → hātheort (“furious”)
- heard (“hard”) + -heort → heardheort (“callous”)
- milde (“kind”) + -heort → mildheort (“kindhearted”)
- rūm (“spacious”) + -heort → rūmheort (“big-hearted”)
- wulf (“wolf”) + -heort → wulfheort (“savage”)
Declension
Declension of -heort — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -heort | -heort | -heort |
| Accusative | -heortne | -heorte | -heort |
| Genitive | -heortes | -heortre | -heortes |
| Dative | -heortum | -heortre | -heortum |
| Instrumental | -heorte | -heortre | -heorte |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | -heorte | -heorta, -heorte | -heort |
| Accusative | -heorte | -heorta, -heorte | -heort |
| Genitive | -heortra | -heortra | -heortra |
| Dative | -heortum | -heortum | -heortum |
| Instrumental | -heortum | -heortum | -heortum |
Declension of -heort — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -heorta | -heorte | -heorte |
| Accusative | -heortan | -heortan | -heorte |
| Genitive | -heortan | -heortan | -heortan |
| Dative | -heortan | -heortan | -heortan |
| Instrumental | -heortan | -heortan | -heortan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | -heortan | -heortan | -heortan |
| Accusative | -heortan | -heortan | -heortan |
| Genitive | -heortra, -heortena | -heortra, -heortena | -heortra, -heortena |
| Dative | -heortum | -heortum | -heortum |
| Instrumental | -heortum | -heortum | -heortum |
See also
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