האַרץ
See also: הארץ
Yiddish
editAlternative forms
edit- הערץ (herts) (Daytshmerish)
Etymology
editFrom Middle High German herze, from Old High German herza, from Proto-West Germanic *hertā, from Proto-Germanic *hertô (“heart”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr (“heart”). Compare German Herz. Cognate with English heart.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editהאַרץ • (harts) n, dative האַרצן (hartsn), plural האַרצן (hartsn) or הערצער (hertser), diminutive הערצל (hertsl) or הערצעלע (hertsele)
Usage notes
editWhen used metaphorically (viz. to refer to one's emotions), this is one of only a few Yiddish nouns that decline; in the singular, it is האַרצן (hartsn) in the dative, unchanged in the accusative, and האַרצנס (hartsns) in the possessive. When used literally, it does not decline.
References
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- Yiddish terms inherited from Middle High German
- Yiddish terms derived from Middle High German
- Yiddish terms inherited from Old High German
- Yiddish terms derived from Old High German
- Yiddish terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Yiddish terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Yiddish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Yiddish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Yiddish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Yiddish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Yiddish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Yiddish lemmas
- Yiddish nouns
- Yiddish neuter nouns