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Herz
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herz hèrz
Bavarian
Alternative forms
bar Heaz Hearz spelling
Etymology
From bar gmh hërze, from bar goh hërza. Cognate with de Herz.
Pronunciation
bar /heɐ̯t͡s/
Noun
n Herzen Herzn
heart
bar card games hearts
Inflection
Dat.Sg.: bar Herzen or bar Herz
See also
bar Organs
Czech
Etymology
cs
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m-an Herzová
cs m
Declension
m.an.surname
German
Alternative forms
de Herze Hertz obsolete
Etymology
de ine-pro *ḱerd-de ḱḗr
de :inh gmh:hërze 1
From de gmh hërze, from de goh hërza, from de gmw-pro *hertā, from de gem-pro *hertô heart, from de ine-pro *ḱḗr heart.
Cognate with nl hart, en heart, da hjerte, got 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐍉.
Pronunciation
de /hɛrts/ [hɛʁt͡s] [hɛɐ̯t͡s]
de De-Herz.ogg Germany
de De-at-Herz.ogg Austria
de De-Herz2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Hertz
Noun
n,ens:es[very rare].weak.dat:en:- chen,lein,ken[(also) Ruhrpöttisch],erl
heart
de card games hearts
sweetheart, darling
Usage notes
Herz has irregular singular declension and is the only noun of its kind.
The genitive singular takes the ending -ens: des Herzens. The form des Herzes is less common and only used in medicine.
The dative singular traditionally takes -en: dem Herzen. This form is still the only accepted standard form in many—more or less fixed—expressions, such as de im Herzen, de von Herzen, de zu Herzen, Operation de am offenen Herzen open-heart surgery, de mit halbem Herzen half-heartedly, and others.
Only the bare form dem Herz is common when referring to a card suit, as a term of endearment, and in the phrase de mit Herz good-hearted.
Otherwise, the forms dem Herzen and dem Herz are both acceptable. The latter is predominant in speech, while the former remains the more established form in writing.
Declension
n,ens:es[rare].weak.dat:en:-[as a card suit or term of endearment, otherwise informal]
Derived terms
de jemandem am Herzen liegen Athletenherz beherzt Bruderherz Hand aufs Herz Herz-Jesu-Bild herzallerliebst herzbewegend Herzblatt Herzblut Herzbube Herzchen Herzchirurgie Herzdame herzhaft herzig Herzinfarkt<t:heart attack><g:m> Herzinsuffizienz Herzkammer Herzklabaster Herzklaps Herzkönig Herzkrankheit herzlich herzlos Herzrhythmusstörung Herzschild Herzschlag Herzstillstand Herzton Herzversagen kaltherzig sein Herz ausschütten Schwesterherz Sportherz Sportlerherz von ganzem Herzen<t:wholeheartedly> zu Herzen nehmen<t:to take to heart>
Descendants
mk херц 1 m
sh - 1
sh хе̏рц 1 m
sh hȅrc 1 m
See also
de Kardia
Further reading
de
Anagrams
de ehrz zehr
de Organs
Hunsrik
Alternative forms
hrx Hetz
Etymology
hrx gmw-pro gem-pro ine-pro 3
From hrx gmw-cfr Hätz, from hrx gmh hërze, from hrx goh hërza.
Pronunciation
Noun
n Herze Herzje
heart
hrx Mein Herz dud weh. My heart hurts.
Further reading
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