Herz
BavarianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle High German herze, from Old High German herza. Cognate with German Herz.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
Herz n (plural Herzen or Herzn)
InflectionEdit
See alsoEdit
German suits in Bavarian · 's Deitsche Blatt (layout · text) | |||
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Herz | Schelln | Groos | Oachl |
GermanEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From 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”).
Cognate with Dutch hart, English heart, Danish hjerte, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐍉 (hairtō).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
Herz n (weak, genitive Herzens or (very rare) Herzes, plural Herzen, diminutive Herzchen n or Herzlein n or ((also) Ruhrpöttisch) Herzken n)
Usage notesEdit
- 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 very rare and generally considered nonstandard.
- 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 im Herzen, von Herzen, zu Herzen, Operation am offenen Herzen (“open-heart surgery”), 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 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.
DeclensionEdit
Declension of Herz [neuter, weak]
Derived termsEdit
- jemandem am Herzen liegen
- Athletenherz
- beherzt
- Bruderherz
- Hand aufs Herz
- Herz-Jesu-Bild
- herzallerliebst
- herzbewegend
- Herzblatt
- Herzblut
- Herzbube
- Herzchen
- Herzchirurgie
- Herzdame
- herzhaft
- herzig
- Herzinfarkt m (“heart attack”)
- Herzinsuffizienz
- Herzkammer
- Herzklabaster
- Herzklaps
- Herzkönig
- Herzkrankheit
- herzlich
- herzlos
- Herzrhythmusstörung
- Herzschild
- Herzschlag
- Herzstillstand
- Herzton
- Herzversagen
- kaltherzig
- Schwesterherz
- Sportherz
- Sportlerherz
- von ganzem Herzen (“wholeheartedly”)
- zu Herzen nehmen (“to take to heart”)
DescendantsEdit
See alsoEdit
Suits in German · Farbe (layout · text) | |||
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Herz | Karo | Pik, Schippe | Kreuz, Treff |
German suits in German · das Deutsche Blatt (layout · text) | |||
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Herz, Rot | Schellen | Laub, Grün | Eichel, Eckern |
Further readingEdit
HunsrikEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Central Franconian Hätz, from Middle High German herze, from Old High German herza.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
Herz n (plural Herze, diminutive Herzje)
- heart
- Mein Herz dud weh.
- My heart hurts.