Dart
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Brythonic *dar (“oak”). Cognate to the Darent.
Proper noun
editDart
- A river in Devon, England, which flows from Dartmoor to the English Channel at Dartmouth.
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editMetonymic occupational surname for a maker of darts, from Middle English dart.
Proper noun
editDart (plural Darts)
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Dart is the 9092nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3594 individuals. Dart is most common among White (89.71%) individuals.
Etymology 3
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
editDart (plural Darts)
- (UK, naval slang) An officer trained at Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, England.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dart”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 413.
Anagrams
editGerman
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English dart, from Old French dart, from Proto-West Germanic *darōþu.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editDart m (strong, genitive Darts, plural Darts)
Noun
editDart n (strong, genitive Darts or Dart, no plural)
- the game of darts
- Synonyms: Darts, Dartspiel, Dartsport, Dartwerfen, Pfeilwerfen
Declension
editCategories:
- English terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
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- en:Rivers in Devon, England
- en:Rivers in England
- en:Places in Devon, England
- en:Places in England
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English surnames
- English surnames from Middle English
- en:Towns in Ontario
- en:Towns in Canada
- en:Places in Ontario
- en:Places in Canada
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- British English
- English slang
- German terms borrowed from English
- German terms derived from English
- German terms derived from Old French
- German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- German 1-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German masculine nouns
- German uncountable nouns
- German neuter nouns