Schmalz

See also: schmalz

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃmalt͡s/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German smalz, from Old High German smalz, from Proto-Germanic *smaltą ((molten) fat, lard), an ablaut derivative of *smeltaną.

Noun

Schmalz n (genitive Schmalzes, plural Schmalze)

  1. grease, lard
Declension
Derived terms
  • Butterschmalz
  • Gänseschmalz
  • Griebenschmalz
  • Hirnschmalz
  • Ohrenschmalz
  • Schmalzbutter
  • Schmalzgebäck
  • Schmalzlocke
  • Schmalznuss
  • Schmalztopf
  • Schweineschmalz

Noun

Schmalz m or n (genitive Schmalzes, no plural)

  1. (uncountable) schmaltz (excessively sentimental art or music)
Declension

Masculine:

Neuter:

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Emerging no later than the thirteenth century in Schleswig-Holstein, the surname is thought to derive from the Middle High German, being intermediate etymon between the Old High German smal and the German schmal, ultimately from the Proto-Germanic *smalaz (small), whence the English small, and is thus cognate with the English surname Small.

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Schmalz n (genitive Schmalz)

  1. A surname famously held by:
    1. Valentin Schmalz (1572–1622), German Socinian theologian
Declension

German names are generally not declined; nevertheless, if inflected, Schmalz declines as follows:

There is also an archaic genitive singular form in Schmalzes.

References


Luxembourgish

Etymology

From the Middle High German smalz, from the Old High German smalz, from the Proto-Germanic *smaltą ((molten) fat, lard), an ablaut derivative of *smeltaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃmɑlt͡s/

Noun

Schmalz n (uncountable)

  1. lard, grease

Derived terms

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