Sülze

German

Alternative forms

• Sulz f (southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland)

Etymology

From Middle High German sülze, from Old High German sulza, from Proto-Germanic *sultijō (“salt water, brine”). Compare Dutch zult.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzʏltsə]

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Noun

Sülze f (genitive Sülze, plural Sülzen)

1. food, usually meat or fish, in aspic
2. (loosely) aspic

   Synonyms: Aspik, Gallert, Gelee

3. (informal) lengthy, meaningless talk
4. head cheese, brawn

Declension

Declension of Sülze [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Sülze	die	Sülzen
genitive	einer	der	Sülze	der	Sülzen
dative	einer	der	Sülze	den	Sülzen
accusative	eine	die	Sülze	die	Sülzen

Related terms

• sülzen
• Sülzwurst

Further reading

• “Sülze” in Duden online