Brandschatz

German

Etymology

Compound Brand (“conflagration, arson”) +‎ schatz (“treasure”). Attested in Middle High German as brantschaz.

Noun

Brandschatz m (strong, genitive Brandschatzes, plural Brandschätze)

1. the exaction of tribute from a city under the threat of setting fire to it; sum paid by a city in wartime to avoid looting and pillaging (Grimm: exactio tributi sub incendii comminatione)

   Synonyms: Brandschatzung f, Brandschatzen n

Declension

Declension of Brandschatz [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Brandschatz	die	Brandschätze
genitive	eines	des	Brandschatzes	der	Brandschätze
dative	einem	dem	Brandschatz, Brandschatze1	den	Brandschätzen
accusative	einen	den	Brandschatz	die	Brandschätze

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

• Brennschatz m

Derived terms

• brandschatzen (verb)
• Brandschatzen n