Atze

See also: ätze

German

Etymology

Attested since the end of the 18th century and originally probably from the Netherlands. While most likely a diminutive, it is unknown which given name Atze has developed out of; it likely emerged in different dialects independently. Candidates include Andreas, Artur and Matthias (whence Matze). The similar sounding diminutive Azo developed from Aldelbertus with Azzo being attested since 1259 in the Lake Constance region.

Alternatively, a back-formation from atzen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈat͡sə/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -atsə

Proper noun

Atze m (proper noun, strong, genitive Atzes)

1. a male given name

Noun

Atze f or (rare) m (weak, genitive Atze or Atzen, plural Atzen) (slang)

1. (regional, Berlin) big brother

   Coordinate term: (small brother) Keule

2. (hip-hop slang) mate, buddy, dog

   Synonyms: Bruder, Kumpel

3. (sometimes derogatory) chav

Declension

Declension of Atze [feminine // masculine (rare), weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine, ein	die, der	Atze	die	Atzen
genitive	einer, eines	der, des	Atze, Atzen	der	Atzen
dative	einer, einem	der, dem	Atzen	den	Atzen
accusative	eine, einen	die, den	Atze, Atzen	die	Atzen

Further reading

• Atze on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Atze”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)