Schulze
German
Alternative forms
- (noun): Schultheiß (less common)
- (name): Scholt; Scholte; Scholten; Scholtes; Scholz; Scholze; Scholzen; Schult; Schulte; Schulten; Schultes; Schultz; Schultze; Schultzen; Schulz; Schulzen
Etymology
From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German schuldheizo, from Proto-Germanic *skuldihaitijô. Cognate with Dutch schout.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃʊl(t)sə/, [ˈʃʊltsə], [ˈʃʊlsə]
Noun
Schulze m (genitive Schulzen, plural Schulzen)
- (historical) village headman, sheriff
Declension
Declension of Schulze
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Schulze | die | Schulzen |
| genitive | eines | des | Schulzen | der | Schulzen |
| dative | einem | dem | Schulzen | den | Schulzen |
| accusative | einen | den | Schulzen | die | Schulzen |
Derived terms
- Dorfschulze
- Schulzenhof
Proper noun
Schulze m or f (genitive Schulzes)
- An occupational surname.
Further reading
- Schulze in Duden online