hertz

See also: Hertz

English

Etymology

Named after the German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /hɜːts/, /hɜːs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /hɝts/
    • Audio (US)(file)
  • Homophone: hurts
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ts

Noun

hertz (plural hertz or hertzes)

  1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of frequency; one (period or cycle of any periodic event) per second. Symbol: Hz

Synonyms

Translations

See also

Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɦɛrt͡s]

Noun

hertz m

  1. hertz (unit of frequency)

Further reading
  • hertz in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • hertz in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology

Named after the German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hɛrts/, [hæɐ̯d̥s]

Noun

hertz c (plural indefinite hertz)

  1. hertz. Symbol: Hz

Derived terms

Further reading

French

Pronunciation
  • (aspirated h) IPA(key): /ɛʁts/
  • Audio (Paris)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛʁts

Noun

hertz m (plural hertz)

  1. hertz

Further reading

Galician

Noun

hertz m (uncountable)

  1. hertz

Synonyms

Italian

Noun

hertz m (invariable)

  1. hertz

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Named after German physicist Heinrich Rufolf Hertz.

Noun

hertz m (definite singular hertzen, indefinite plural hertz, definite plural hertzane)

  1. hertz (unit of frequency)

References

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hertz.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁɛʁts/ [ˈhɛhts], /ˈʁɛʁ.t͡ʃis/ [ˈhɛh.t͡ʃis]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈʁɛɾts/ [ˈhɛɾts], /ˈʁɛɾ.t͡ʃis/ [ˈhɛɾ.t͡ʃis]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʁɛʁt͡ʃ/ [ˈχɛχt͡ʃ], /ˈʁɛʁ.t͡ʃiʃ/ [ˈχɛχ.t͡ʃiʃ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁɛɻts/ [ˈhɛɻts], /ˈʁɛɻ.tes/ [ˈhɛɻ.tes]

Noun

hertz m (invariable)

  1. hertz (unit of frequency)

Romanian

Etymology

From German Hertz or French hertz.

Noun

hertz m (plural hertzi)

  1. hertz

Declension
Declension of hertz
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) hertz hertzul (niște) hertzi hertzii
genitive/dative (unui) hertz hertzului (unor) hertzi hertzilor
vocative hertzule hertzilor

Spanish

Noun

hertz m (plural hertz)

  1. hertz
    Synonym: hercio

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

Named after German physicist Heinrich Hertz.

Pronunciation
  • (broad) IPA(key): /hærts/
  • (retroflex dialects) IPA(key): [hæʈʂ], [hɛʈʂ]

Noun

hertz c

  1. hertz (singular and plural)
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