האַרץ

See also: הארץ‎

Yiddish

Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. heart

Usage notes

This is one of only a few Yiddish nouns that decline. In the singular, it is האַרצן‎ (hartsn) in the dative and unchanged in the accusative.

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