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art

Pronunciation: [ˈâɾt]

“art” is a Latvian word. Its meaning in English:

verb

  1. to plow (to prepare (land) for sowing by using a plow)

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *árˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erh₃- (“to plow”), from *h₁er- (“sparse; to crumble, to fall to pieces”), whence also the verb irt; see there for more. Cognates include Lithuanian árti, Old Prussian artoys (“plowman”) (compare Lithuanian artójas), Old Church Slavonic орати (orati), Russian dialectal or dated ора́ть (orátʹ), Belarusian ара́ць (arácʹ), Ukrainian ора́ти…

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