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)
- Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica)
- Synonym: cabra salvatge
References
- “erc” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “herc”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “herc” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
herc m inan (relational adjective hercový)
Declension
Further reading
- “herc”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Hertz. Named after German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (1857–1894).
Pronunciation
Noun
herc m inan
Declension
Declension of herc
Further reading
- herc in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- herc in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
hȅrc m (Cyrillic spelling хе̏рц)
- ♥, hearts in card- and boardgames
Declension
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | hȅrc | hèrčevi |
| genitive | hèrca | hèrčevā |
| dative | hèrcu | hèrčevima |
| accusative | hȅrc | hèrčeve |
| vocative | hȅrcu | hèrčevi |
| locative | hèrcu | hèrčevima |
| instrumental | hèrcem | hèrčevima |
Coordinate terms
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| 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)
Declension
| 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), 2006–2025 and “herc”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025