serce

Meaning

1. heart (muscular organ that pumps blood through the body)
2. heart (part of the chest on its left side at the level of the heart - the organ)
3. heart (person as an entity that feels emotions)
4. heart (seat of emotion)
5. heart (one's feelings and emotions, especially considered as part of one's character)
6. heart (positive actions or emotions shown towards someone)
7. clapper; tongue (object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring)
8. heart (most important part of something that makes it function)
9. heart (center of something)
10. heart (conventional shape or symbol used to represent the heart, love, or emotion)
11. heart (emotional strength that allows one to continue in difficult situations; courage; spirit; a will to compete)
12. (obsolete) heart (term of endearment for a loved one)
13. (obsolete) heart (central part of a reed)
14. (obsolete) hammerstone
15. (obsolete) hole in a cod end (narrow end of a trawling net)
16. (obsolete) railroad switch, set of points, turnout (track system allowing the passage of railway vehicles or their combinations from one track to another)

Hyphenated as

ser‧ce

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɛr.t͡sɛ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish serce.

Sentences

I stanął nagle , tak , jak musi stawać serce .

And he stood suddenly, as a heart must stand.

Żal ścisnął go za serce .

Regret gripped his heart.

A jemu pewnie też serce mocno ze strachu biło .

And his heart was probably beating hard from fear, too.

"Rozdzierającem serce było pożegnanie jego z ukochaną dziewicą."

"It was heartbreaking to say goodbye to his beloved virgin."

" Serce mi biło ze wzruszenia."

"My heart was pounding with emotion."

" Serce biło mu jak młotem, głowa pałała."

"His heart was beating like a hammer, his head was burning."

Zwiądłem jako siano i wyschło serce moje , — żem zapomniał pożywać chleba mojego .

I withered like hay, and my heart dried up, that I had forgotten to eat my bread.