serce

See also: śerce, ŝerce, and serçe

Kashubian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sьrdьce, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈs̪ɛrt͡s̪ɛ]

Noun

serce n

1. heart

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sьrdьce, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛrt͡sɛ/, [ˈsɛrt͡sə]

Noun

serce n ?

1. (archaic) heart

Declension

Declension of serce

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	serce	sercy	serca
Genitive	serca	sercowu	sercow
Dative	sercu	sercoma	sercam
Accusative	serce	sercy	serca
Instrumental	sercom	sercoma	sercami
Locative	sercu	sercoma	sercach

Synonyms

• wutšoba (usual modern word)

Derived terms

• sercny
• sercowny

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “serce”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “serce”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

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Middle English

Verb

serce

1. Alternative form of serchen

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Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish sierce, from Proto-Slavic *sьrdьce, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛr.t͡sɛ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrt͡sɛ
• Syllabification: ser‧ce

Noun

serce n (diminutive serduszko, augmentative serducho)

1. heart

Declension

Declension of serce

	singular	plural
nominative	serce	serca
genitive	serca	serc
dative	sercu	sercom
accusative	serce	serca
instrumental	sercem	sercami
locative	sercu	sercach
vocative	serce	serca

Derived terms

adjectives

• bezserdeczny
• bliski sercu
• miłosierny
• sercowy
• serdeczny

 

nouns

• miłosierdzie
• osierdzie

 

verbs

• mieć Boga w sercu
• sierdzić

 

Further reading

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