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ärtu

“ärtu” is an Estonian word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. hearts

Etymology

From Swedish hjärter. Less likely from Middle Low German herte, which is also seen in the archaic/poetic term härtu (“dear”). As card games were first introduced to Estonia during the Swedish era, a borrowing from Swedish seems more likely.

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