srce

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sьrdьce, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śirˀdís, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sr̩̂t͡se/

Noun

sȑce n (Cyrillic spelling ср̏це)

  1. (anatomy) a heart
    Srce je šuplji mišićni organ koji pumpa krv kroz krvotok s pomoću stalnih ritmičkih kontrakcija.
    The heart is the hollow, muscular organ that pumps blood through the circulatory system by way of continuous rhythmic contractions.
  2. emotions, heart
  3. term of endearment; darling, dear
  4. the conventional shape or symbol ♥, used to represent the heart, love, or emotion
  5. ♥, hearts in card- and boardgames
  6. most central, characteristic, or essential part; essence, core, heart

Declension
Declension of srce
singular plural
nominative sȑce srca
genitive sȑca sȑdācā
dative srcu srcima
accusative srce srca
vocative srce srca
locative srcu srcima
instrumental srcem srcima

See also
Suits in Serbo-Croatian · boje (layout · text)
herc, srce karo pik tref
German suits in Serbo-Croatian · njemačke boje, nemačke boje, mađarske boje (layout · text)
crvena, srce bundeva, tikva zelena, zelje, list žir

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sьrdьce.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sərt͡séː/

Noun

srcẹ̑ n

  1. heart
    Srce je ritmično utripajoči organ obtočilnega sistema, ki poganja kri po telesu.
    The heart is a rhythmically pulsating organ of the circulatory system which propels blood through the body.
  2. heart (metaphor for the seat of human emotion)
  3. ♥, hearts in card- and boardgames

Inflection
declension of srcé
singular (ednina) dual (dvojina) plural (množina)
nominative (imenovalnik) srcé sŕci sŕca
accusative (tožilnik) srcé sŕci sŕca
genitive (rodilnik) srcá sŕc sŕc
dative (dajalnik) sŕcu sŕcema sŕcem
locative (mestnik) sŕcu sŕcih sŕcih
instrumental (orodnik) sŕcem sŕcema sŕci

See also
Suits in Slovene · barve (layout · text)
srce karo, kara pik križ

Further reading
  • “srce”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
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