Spelz

German

Alternative forms

• Spelt

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃpɛlt͡s/
• Hyphenation: Spelz

• Audio

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Noun

Spelz m (strong, genitive Spelzes, plural Spelze)

1. (dated) spelt

   Synonym: Dinkel

Declension

Declension of Spelz [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Spelz	die	Spelze
genitive	eines	des	Spelzes	der	Spelze
dative	einem	dem	Spelz, Spelze1	den	Spelzen
accusative	einen	den	Spelz	die	Spelze

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Spelz” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German spelz, from Proto-Germanic *spiltaz. Cognate with German Spelz, English spelt, Dutch spelt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃpælt͡s/

Noun

Spelz m (uncountable)

1. spelt (Triticum spelta)