Schlitz

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schlitz.

Proper noun

Schlitz (plural Schlitzs or Schlitzes)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Schlitz is the 57101^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 357 individuals. Schlitz is most common among White (95.24%) individuals.

Noun

Schlitz (plural Schlitzes)

1. (informal) A beer from the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company.

   When you're out of Schlitz, you're out of beer. (1960s slogan)

   I'd like a Schlitz, please.

   • 2015, Garth Ennis, Dreaming Eagles, number 1, page 1:

     [1966 bartender to his boss:] Mister Atkinson? We runnin' low on Schlitz.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Schlitz”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Schiltz

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German sliz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃlɪt͡s/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɪt͡s
• Homophone: schlitz

Noun

Schlitz m (strong, genitive Schlitzes, plural Schlitze)

1. slit, slash
2. groove

Declension

Declension of Schlitz [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schlitz	die	Schlitze
genitive	eines	des	Schlitzes	der	Schlitze
dative	einem	dem	Schlitz, Schlitze1	den	Schlitzen
accusative	einen	den	Schlitz	die	Schlitze

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Schlitzrüssler
• schlitzen
• aufschlitzen
• Zeitschlitz

Further reading

• “Schlitz” in Duden online
• “Schlitz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃlit͡s/

Noun

Schlitz m (plural Schlitze)

1. slit

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary