Schatz
English edit
Etymology edit
- As a German and Jewish surname, from Schatz (“treasure”).
- Also as a Jewish surname, from an acronym derived from Hebrew שליח ציבור (shalíakh tsibúr), "congregation's emissary," of the Hazzan.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Schatz (plural Schatzes)
- A surname.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Schatz”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German schaz, schatz, from Old High German scaz, from Proto-West Germanic *skatt (“cattle, treasure”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Schatz m (strong, genitive Schatzes, plural Schätze, diminutive Schätzchen n or Schätzlein n or Schätzelein n or Schätzel n or Schätzelchen n or Schätzle n or Schätzele n or Schatzeli n or Schatzerl n or Schatzi n or ((also) Ruhrdeutsch) Schätzken n or Schätzeken n)
- treasure
- darling, sweetheart, honey
- 1844, Heinrich Heine, “Tragödie III”, in Neue Gedichte:
- Auf ihrem Grab da steht eine Linde, / drin pfeifen die Vögel und Abendwinde, / und drunter sitzt, auf dem grünen Platz, / der Müllersknecht mit seinem Schatz.
- On their grave a lime-tree grows, / Where birds and evening breezes whistle, / And on the turf beneath it sit / The miller-lad and his love.
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Synonyms edit
Hyponyms edit
- Bücherschatz, Edelsteinschatz, Goldschatz, Kunstschatz, Liederschatz, Münzschatz, Silberschatz, Sprachschatz, Wortschatz, Zitatenschatz
Related terms edit
- Schatzamt, Schatzfund, Schatzgräber, Schatzgrube, Schatzinsel, Schatzkästchen, Schatzkammer, Schatzkanzler, Schatzkarte, Schatzkiste, Schatzmeister, Schatzsuche, Schatzsucher, Schatztruhe
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “Schatz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schatz” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Schatz” in Duden online
- Schatz on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Hunsrik edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German schaz, from Old High German scaz, from Proto-West Germanic *skatt (“cattle, treasure”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Schatz m (plural Schetz, diminutive Schetzje)
Further reading edit
Luxembourgish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German schaz, from Old High German scaz, from Proto-West Germanic *skatt (“cattle, treasure”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Schatz m (plural Schätz)
Further reading edit
- Schatz in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire
Pennsylvania German edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German schaz, from Old High German skaz, from Proto-West Germanic *skatt. Compare German Schatz, Dutch schat.
Noun edit
Schatz m (plural Schatz)
Etymology 2 edit
Probably from Middle Low German schörte, from Old Saxon *skurtia, from Proto-West Germanic *skurtijā. Compare German Schürze, Dutch schort, English shirt.
Noun edit
Schatz m (plural Schatz)