מרץ

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German März, from Latin Martius.

Proper noun

מֶרְץ • (merts) m

  1. March (the third month of the Gregorian calendar, following February and preceding April, containing the northward equinox)
Synonyms

See also

Gregorian calendar monthsedit

Etymology 2

Root
מ־ר־ץ (m-r-ts)
3 terms

Compare Arabic مَرْش (marš, “grinding, scratching”)

Noun

מֶרֶץ • (mérets) m (plural indefinite מְרָצִים, plural construct מִרְצֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. energy, vigour, forcefulness, liveliness
Declension
Declension of מֶרֶץ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite מֶרֶץ first מִרְצִי מִרְצֵנוּ
definite הַמֶּרֶץ second מִרְצְךָ מִרְצֵךְ מִרְצְכֶם מִרְצְכֶן
construct מֶרֶץ־ third מִרְצוֹ מִרְצָהּ מִרְצָם מִרְצָן

See also

  • הִמְרִיץ (himríts, “invigorate, energize”)

References

  • “מרץ” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • "מרץ" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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