herc

See also: Herc

Catalan

Alternative forms

• erc (alt. spelling)

Etymology

Inherited 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

Related terms

• hircogall

References

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “erc”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
• “herc”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “herc” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦɛrt͡s]

Noun

herc m inan (relational adjective hercový)

1. (card games, slang) hearts

Declension

Declension of herc (soft masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	herc	herce
genitive	herce	herců
dative	herci	hercům
accusative	herc	herce
vocative	herci	herce
locative	herci	hercích
instrumental	hercem	herci

Further reading

• “herc”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɛrt͡s/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛrt͡s
• Syllabification: herc

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^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “herc”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xêrt͡s/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Herz.

Noun

hȅrc m inan (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

Borrowed from German Hertz, after the German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz.

Alternative forms

• hȅrtz

Noun

hȅrc m inan (Cyrillic spelling хе̏рц)

1. hertz

Declension

Declension of herc

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

References

• “herc”, in Речник српскохрватскога књижевног језика [Rečnik srpskohrvatskoga književnog jezika, Dictionary of the Serbo-Croatian Literary Language] (in Serbo-Croatian), Друго фототипско издање [Second Phototype Edition], volume 6, Novi Sad; Zagreb: Matica srpska; Matica hrvatska, 1976, published 1990, page 726
• “herc”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 and “herc”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026