Brandschatz
German
Etymology
Compound Brand (“conflagration, arson”) + chatz (“treasure”). Attested in Middle High German as brantschaz.
Noun
Brandschatz m (genitive Brandschatzes, plural Brandschätze)
- the exaction of tribute from a city under the threat of setting fire to it; sum paid by a city in wartime to avoid looting and pillaging (Grimm: exactio tributi sub incendii comminatione)
Declension
Declension of Brandschatz
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Brandschatz | die | Brandschätze |
| genitive | eines | des | Brandschatzes | der | Brandschätze |
| dative | einem | dem | Brandschatz, Brandschatze1 | den | Brandschätzen |
| accusative | einen | den | Brandschatz | die | Brandschätze |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Synonyms
- Brennschatz m
- Brandschatzung f
- Brandschatzen n
Derived terms
- brandschatzen (verb)
- Brandschatzen n