Erz
See also: erz and erz-
German
Etymology
From Middle High German arze, erze, from Old High German aruzzi, aruz, from Proto-Germanic *aruts.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eːrts/, [ʔeːɐ̯t͡s], [ʔɛɐ̯t͡s]
Audio (file) - Homophone: erz- (some speakers)
Noun
Erz n (strong, genitive Erzes, plural Erze)
- ore
Declension
Declension of Erz [neuter, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Erz | die | Erze |
genitive | eines | des | Erzes | der | Erze |
dative | einem | dem | Erz, Erze1 | den | Erzen |
accusative | ein | das | Erz | die | Erze |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Derived terms
- erzen
- Eisenerz
Descendants
- → Dutch: erts
- Afrikaans: erts
- → Esperanto: erco
- → Hungarian: érc
- → Ido: erco
See also
- erz-
Further reading
- “Erz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Erz” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Erz” in Duden online
- Erz on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Erz”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891