Schmelz
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Schmelz.
Proper noun
Schmelz (plural Schmelzes)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Schmelz is the 35622nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 631 individuals. Schmelz is most common among White (95.25%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Schmelz”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃmɛlts]
Audio (file)
Noun
Schmelz m (strong, genitive Schmelzes, plural Schmelze)
- enamel
- glaze, lustre
Declension
Declension of Schmelz [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Schmelz | die | Schmelze |
genitive | eines | des | Schmelzes | der | Schmelze |
dative | einem | dem | Schmelz, Schmelze1 | den | Schmelzen |
accusative | einen | den | Schmelz | die | Schmelze |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Hyponyms
- Zahnschmelz
- Zellenschmelz
Related terms
- Schmelzglas
- Schmelzwerk
Descendants
- → Polish: szmelc
Further reading
- “Schmelz” in Duden online
- “Schmelz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache