herc

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See also: Herc

Catalan

Alternative forms

  • erc (alt. spelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin hircus (“he-goat”).

Pronunciation

Noun

herc m (plural hercs)

  1. Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica)
    Synonym: cabra salvatge

References

Czech

Pronunciation

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)

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɛrt͡s/
  • Audio:(file)
  • 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, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • herc in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed 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
Coordinate terms
Suits in Serbo-Croatian · boje (layout · text)
herc, srce karo, kocka pik, list tref, detelina

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

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
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