Herz
See also: herz
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German herze, from Old High German herza, from Proto-Germanic *hertô (“heart”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr (“heart”). Cognate with Dutch hart, English heart, Danish hjerte, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐍉 (hairtō).
Pronunciation
Noun
Herz n (genitive Herzens, plural Herzen, diminutive Herzchen n or Herzlein n)
Usage notes
- 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.
Declension
Standard: Template:de-decl-noun-n Colloquial: Template:de-decl-noun-n
Derived terms
- Athletenherz
- beherzt
- Bruderherz
- Hand aufs Herz
- Herz-Jesu-Bild
- herzallerliebst
- herzbewegend
- Herzblatt
- Herzblut
- Herzbube
- Herzchen
- Herzchirurgie
See also
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 reading
Hunsrik
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Central Franconian Hätz, from Middle High German herze, from Old High German herza, from Proto-Germanic *hertô (“heart”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr (“heart”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Herz n (plural Herze, diminutive Herzje)
- heart
- Mein Herz dud weh.
- My heart hurts.
Further reading
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