Balz
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German balz, also balzer (“courtship, mop of hair, ponytail”), attested from the 14th century onwards. Compare Middle High German balzieren (“to tie one's hair into a ponytail”). Further etymology unknown.
Noun edit
Balz f (genitive Balz, plural Balzen)
- (zoology) courtship display
- Synonym: Paarungsspiel
- (zoology) mating season
- Synonym: Paarungszeit
Declension edit
Declension of Balz [feminine]
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Balz” in Duden online
Etymology 2 edit
Proper noun edit
Balz
- a diminutive of the male given name Balthasar