srce

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited 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	sȑcā
dative	srcu	srcima
accusative	srce	srca
vocative	srce	srca
locative	srcu	srcima
instrumental	srcem	srcima

Slovene

Alternative forms

• ſrze (Bohorič alphabet)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sьrdьce.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sərt͡séː/
• Rhymes: -eː
• Hyphenation: sr‧ce

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

Declension

First neuter declension (soft o-stem) , long mixed accent
nom. sing.	srcẹ̑
gen. sing.	srcȃ
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	srcẹ̑	sȓci	sȓca
genitive rodȋlnik	srcȃ	sȓc	sȓc
dative dajȃlnik	sȓcu, sȓci	sȓcema, sȓcama	sȓcem, sȓcam
accusative tožȋlnik	srcẹ̑	sȓci	sȓca
locative mẹ̑stnik	sȓcu, sȓci	sȓcih, sȓcah	sȓcih, sȓcah
instrumental orọ̑dnik	sȓcem	sȓcema, sȓcama	sȓci
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	srcẹ̑	sȓci	sȓca

Further reading

• “srce”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “srce”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references