Erz

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See also: erz and erz-

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old High German aruz, from Proto-Germanic *aruts. Akin to Old Saxon arut.

From Latin Arretium (“Arezzo, a major Etruscan metal exporting city”).[1]

Has also been compared to Old Armenian երկաթ (erkatʿ, “iron”)[2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Erz n (genitive Erzes, plural Erze)

  1. ore

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bonfante, Giuliano; Bonfante, Larissa (2002). The Etruscan Language: an Introduction. Manchester: University of Manchester Press. →ISBN. Page 24.
  2. ^ Bugge, Sophus (1889), “Beiträge zur etymologischen Erläuterung der armenischen Sprache”, in Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-selskabet i Christiania (in German), No. 4, Christiania, pages 14–15.

Further reading[edit]

  • Erz in Duden online
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