האַרץ

See also: הארץ

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• הערץ (herts) (Daytshmerish)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haʁt͡s/

Noun

האַרץ • (harts) n, dative האַרצן (hartsn), plural האַרצן (hartsn) or הערצער (hertser), diminutive הערצל (hertsl) or הערצעלע (hertsele)

1. heart

Usage notes

• When 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.

Derived terms

• האַרצלאָז (hartsloz)
• האַרצרײַסנדיק (hartsraysndik)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “האַרץ” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].