Lakritz
English edit
Etymology edit
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Proper noun edit
Lakritz (plural Lakritzes)
- A surname.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lakritz”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 382.
- Forebears
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- Lakritze f
Etymology edit
From Middle High German lakerize, from Old French licorece or directly from Medieval Latin, from Late Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza, “sweet root”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Lakritz n or m (strong, genitive Lakritzes or Lakritz, plural Lakritze)
Declension edit
Declension of Lakritz [neuter // masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- Süßholz (liquorice as a plant)