האַרץ

Yiddish

Etymology

From Old High German herza, from Proto-Germanic *hertô (“heart”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr (“heart”). Compare German Herz. Cognate with English heart.

Noun

האַרץ (harts) n, plural הערצער (hertser)

1. heart

Usage notes

This is one of only a few Yiddish nouns that decline. In the singular, it is האַרצן in the dative and unchanged in the accusative.