Schmalz
German
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom 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
editSchmalz 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
editDerived 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
editEtymology 2
editAttested 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
editProper noun
editSchmalz 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
editsingular | plural | |||||||
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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
editReferences
edit- “Schmalz Family Crest and Name History” excerpted from the www.HouseOfNames.com archives (14 June 2013 revision)
Luxembourgish
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editSchmalz n (uncountable)
Derived terms
edit- German 1-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German terms inherited from Old High German
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- German doublets
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German neuter nouns
- German masculine nouns
- German nouns with multiple genders
- German uncountable nouns
- German derogatory terms
- Austrian German
- Viennese German
- German terms derived from Middle Low German
- German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- German proper nouns
- German feminine nouns
- German surnames
- de:Fats and oils
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Middle High German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Middle High German
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Old High German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Old High German
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Luxembourgish 1-syllable words
- Luxembourgish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Luxembourgish lemmas
- Luxembourgish nouns
- Luxembourgish uncountable nouns
- Luxembourgish neuter nouns
- lb:Fats and oils