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ERT^¹

proper noun

Ellenikí/Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi (Hellenic (Greek) Broadcasting television), Greece

noun ERTs

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of emergency response team
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of enzyme replacement therapy

ert^²

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)t

Where it comes from

From Middle English erten, ertin, from Old Norse erta (“to provoke, incite, tease”), from Proto-Germanic *artijaną (“to excite, tease”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erd- (“sharp point, stinger”). Cognate with Icelandic erta (“to irritate”), Norwegian erta (“to taunt”), Swedish ärta (“to tease, jibe”), Old Irish aird (“point, ord, end point”), Ancient Greek ἄρδις (árdis, “arrowhead”).

verb erts · erting · erted · art

UK, dialectal, obsolete, transitive To incite; urge on; encourage.
UK, dialectal, obsolete, transitive To irritate; provoke.
UK, dialectal, intransitive, obsolete To be eager; hurry.
UK, dialectal, obsolete, transitive To make as if to strike; argue (with).
UK, dialectal, obsolete, transitive To strive after; try to obtain.
UK, dialectal, intransitive, obsolete To strive onward and upward.

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Ελληνικά	ΕΡΤ ERT

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@misc{ert_2026,
  title = {ert},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ert},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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