German

edit

Etymology

edit

From dialects, including Central Franconian latze (to pay). Most dialect dictionaries besides the Rheinisches Wörterbuch attest only the senses “to feast, batten” and “to be idle, linger”. Plausibly derived from Latz (bib, flap), thus originally “to open one’s bib”. This might also explain the aforementioned two senses, but the relation is uncertain.

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ˈlatsən/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

edit

latzen (weak, third-person singular present latzt, past tense latzte, past participle gelatzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial, regional) to pay an annoying amount of money, to fork over
    Synonym: blechen
    Pass auf! Wenn du hier geblitzt wirst, musst du ordentlich latzen.
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Conjugation

edit