herc

See also: Herc

Catalan

Alternative forms

• erc

Etymology

From Latin hircus (“he-goat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈɛrk]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈərk]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈeɾk]

Noun

herc m (plural hercs)

1. Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica)

   Synonym: cabra salvatge

Further reading

• “herc”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “herc” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hertz. Named after German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (1857–1894).

Noun

herc m inan

1. hertz

Declension

Declension of herc

	singular	plural
nominative	herc	herce
genitive	herca	herców
dative	hercowi	hercom
accusative	herc	herce
instrumental	hercem	hercami
locative	hercu	hercach
vocative	hercu	herce

Further reading

• herc in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• herc in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xêrt͡s/

Etymology 1

From German Herz.

Noun

hȅrc m (Cyrillic spelling хе̏рц)

1. ♥, hearts in card- and boardgames

Declension

Declension of herc

	singular	plural
nominative	hȅrc	hèrčevi
genitive	hèrca	hèrčevā
dative	hèrcu	hèrčevima
accusative	hȅrc	hèrčeve
vocative	hȅrcu	hèrčevi
locative	hèrcu	hèrčevima
instrumental	hèrcem	hèrčevima

Etymology 2

From German Hertz, after the German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz.

Alternative forms

• hȅrtz

Noun

hȅrc m (Cyrillic spelling хе̏рц)

1. hertz

Declension

Declension of herc

	singular	plural
nominative	hȅrc	—
genitive	hèrca	—
dative	hèrcu	—
accusative	hȅrc	—
vocative	hȅrcu	—
locative	hèrcu	—
instrumental	hèrcem	—

References

• “herc”, in Речник српскохрватскога књижевног језика (in Serbo-Croatian), Друго фототипско издање edition, volume 6, Нови Сад, Загреб: Матица српска, Матица хрватска, 1976, published 1990, page 726
• “herc”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024 and “herc”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024