Erz

See also: erz and erz-

German

Etymology

From Middle High German arze, erze, from Old High German aruzzi, aruz, from Proto-Germanic *aruts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eːrts/, [ʔeːɐ̯t͡s], [ʔɛɐ̯t͡s]

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• Homophone: erz- (some speakers)

Noun

Erz n (genitive Erzes, plural Erze)

1. ore

Declension

Declension of Erz

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Erz	die	Erze
genitive	eines	des	Erzes	der	Erze
dative	einem	dem	Erz, Erze1	den	Erzen
accusative	ein	das	Erz	die	Erze

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

• erzen
• Eisenerz

Descendants

• → Dutch: erts
  • Afrikaans: erts
• → Esperanto: erco
• → Hungarian: érc
• → Ido: erco

See also

• erz-

Further reading

• “Erz” in Duden online
• “Erz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• Erz in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, 1891