Spatz
See also: spatz
Alemannic German edit
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Etymology edit
From Middle High German spaz, spatze, a diminutive of spare, from Old High German sparo (“sparrow”), from Proto-West Germanic *sparwō. Cognate with German Spatz.
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Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German sparwe, from the diminutive of Old High German sparo, formed with -izo or -zo, as in the first names Heinz, Kunz. Compare Sperling.
Noun edit
Spatz m (weak or mixed, genitive Spatzen or Spatzes, plural Spatzen)
- (especially southern and western) sparrow
- (ornithology, technical) house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Declension edit
Declension of Spatz [masculine, weak // mixed]
- The word may have weak or mixed declension in the standard language.
Synonyms edit
- (sparrow): Sperling
- (house sparrow): Haussperling
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Descendants edit
- → Luxembourgish: Spatz
Etymology 2 edit
From Etymology 1, but with a different plural on the model of the rhyming word Schatz.
Noun edit
Spatz m (strong, genitive Spatzes, plural Spätze)
- an affectionate nickname, mostly used towards children, more seldom towards lovers, almost never with friends
- Hallo, mein Spatz! ― Hello, sweetie!
- Hallo, meine Spätze! ― Hello, my darlings!
Declension edit
Declension of Spatz [masculine, strong]
Further reading edit
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
Spatz m (plural Spatzen)
Synonyms edit
- Mësch (the originally Luxembourgish word)