Herzschlag

German

Etymology

Herz (“heart”) +‎ Schlag (“beat”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhɛʁt͡sˌʃlaːk]
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  • Hyphenation: Herz‧schlag

Noun

Herzschlag m (strong, genitive Herzschlages or Herzschlags, plural Herzschläge)

  1. heartbeat
  2. (dated) heart attack

Declension

Declension of Herzschlag [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Herzschlag die Herzschläge
genitive eines des Herzschlages, Herzschlags der Herzschläge
dative einem dem Herzschlag, Herzschlage1 den Herzschlägen
accusative einen den Herzschlag die Herzschläge

1Now rare, see notes.

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