Schmalz
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German smalz, from Old High German smalz, from Proto-West Germanic *smalt (“(molten) fat, lard”), an ablaut derivative of *smeltaną. Doublet of Emaille. The figurative sense in part as a backformation from schmalzig.
Noun edit
Schmalz n or m (strong, genitive Schmalzes, plural Schmalze)
- (usually uncountable) grease, lard
- (derogatory) schmaltz (something cheesy or excessively sentimental, e.g., music), corniness
- (Austria) imprisonment for illegal activity
- (Vienna) english (spin imparted on a billiard ball by hitting it on the side)
Usage notes edit
- The word is originally and predominantly a neuter. Alternative masculine use is common in the sense “schmaltz, corniness”, but is also met with in the literal sense.
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
- Armschmalz
- Bauchschmalz
- Butterschmalz
- Eierschmalz
- Entenschmalz
- Gänseschmalz
- Gehirnschmalz
- Grammelschmalz
- Griebenschmalz
- Hirnschmalz
- Knochenschmalz
- Muskelschmalz
- Ohrenschmalz
- Rindsschmalz
- Schmalzabweiser
- Schmalzblume
- Schmalzbrot
- Schmalzbutter
- Schmalzfleisch
- Schmalzgebäck
- Schmalzgebackenes
- schmalzig
- Schmalzkopf
- Schmalzküchel
- Schmalzlocke
- Schmalznudel
- Schmalznuss
- Schmalznuß
- Schmalzöl
- Schmalzpfropfen
- Schmalzrübe
- Schmalzstearin
- Schmalzstulle
- Schmalztolle
- Schmalztopf
- Schweineschmalz
- Taubenschmalz
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Attested in the 13th century in Schleswig-Holstein, thought to derive from Middle Low German smal (“small”), from Proto-Germanic *smalaz. Compare the English surname Small, Smalls.
Alternative forms edit
Proper noun edit
Schmalz m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Schmalz' or Schmalzens or (with an article) Schmalz, plural Schmalz or Schmalzens)
- a surname — famously held by:
- Valentin Schmalz (1572–1622), German Socinian theologian
Declension edit
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | |||||||
| indef. | def. | noun | indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | (ein) | (der) | Schmalz | (eine) | (die) | Schmalz | (die) | Schmalz, Schmalzes, Schmalzens |
| genitive | (eines) | (des) | Schmalz', Schmalz1 | (einer) | (der) | Schmalz | (der) | Schmalz, Schmalzes, Schmalzens |
| dative | (einem) | (dem) | Schmalz | (einer) | (der) | Schmalz | (den) | Schmalz, Schmalzes, Schmalzens |
| accusative | (einen) | (den) | Schmalz | (eine) | (die) | Schmalz | (die) | Schmalz, Schmalzes, Schmalzens |
1With an article.
Related terms edit
References edit
- “Schmalz Family Crest and Name History” excerpted from the www.HouseOfNames.com archives (14 June 2013 revision)
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
From the Middle High German smalz, from the Old High German smalz, from the Proto-West Germanic *smalt (“(molten) fat, lard”), an ablaut derivative of *smeltaną.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Schmalz n (uncountable)