English
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Etymology
Old English heorþ, from West Germanic *xerþaz, from Germanic *xer- �burn, fire�. Cognate with Dutch haard, German Herd.

Pronunciation
IPA|/h�:θ/
audio|en-us-hearth.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)θ|-��(r)θ

Noun
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1. A brick, stone or cement floor to a fireplace or oven
2. An open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire may be built
3. The lowest part of a metallurgical furnace
4. A symbol for home or family life
5. context|paganism A household or group following the modern pagan faith of Heathenry.

Translations
trans-top|Floor of fireplace
Dutch: haard m
French: foyer m
Hebrew: �� (akh) m
Greek: �ζακί n, δά�εδο �ζακιο� n
Italian: focolare m
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Japanese: ��� (���, irori)
Korean: ��� (buttumag, -mak)
Polish: palenisko m
Old English: heorþ m
Russian: о�аг (o�ág) m, под#Russian|под m (pod)
Spanish: hogar m
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trans-top|Recess
Catalan: llar
Japanese: �� (���, danro)
Korean: 벽�� (���, byeog-nanro, byeok)
Polish: kominek m
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Russian: камин (kamín) m
Spanish: hogar
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trans-top|Part of furnace
Italian: focolare m
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Russian: дно#Russian|дно (dno) n, под#Russian|под m (pod), подина (podína) f, ле�ад� (léš�ad�) f
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trans-top|Symbol
Italian: focolare domestico m
Polish: ognisko domowe
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Russian: �емейн�й о�аг m (seméjnyj o�ág), дома�ний о�аг m (domášnij o�ág)
Spanish: hogar m
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ttbc|Chinese: ���, ��边
ttbc|German: Herd m
ttbc|Korean: ��

Derived terms
hearthstone
hearth and home

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