Milz

German

Etymology

From Middle High German milze n, from Old High German milzi n, from Proto-Germanic *miltiją n. The feminine gender in modern German is from Middle Low German milte f, reinforced by the analogy with other inner organs. Cognate to Dutch milt, English milt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪl(t)s/, [mɪlt͡s], [mɪls]

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Noun

Milz f (genitive Milz, plural Milzen)

1. (anatomy) spleen

Declension

Declension of Milz [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Milz	die	Milzen
genitive	einer	der	Milz	der	Milzen
dative	einer	der	Milz	den	Milzen
accusative	eine	die	Milz	die	Milzen

Derived terms

• Milzbrand
• Milzriss

Further reading

• “Milz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Milz” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Milz” in Duden online
• “Milz” in OpenThesaurus.de
• Milz on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de