שמערץ

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• שמאַרץ (shmarts)

Etymology

From Old High German smerzo. Compare German Schmerz.

Noun

שמערץ • (shmerts) m, plural שמערצן (shmertsn)

1. pain, hurt, ache

Derived terms

• שמערץלעך (shmertslekh, “painful”)
• בויכשמערץ (boykhshmerts, “stomachache”)

Related terms

• שמערצן (shmertsn), שמאַרצן (shmartsn, “to hurt, to ache”)