Lakritz

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Lakritz (plural Lakritzes)

1. A surname.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lakritz”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 382.
• Forebears

German

Alternative forms

• Lakritze f

Etymology

From Middle High German lakerize, from Old French licorece or directly from Medieval Latin, from Late Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza, “sweet root”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈkrɪts/

• Audio

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Noun

Lakritz n or m (strong, genitive Lakritzes or Lakritz, plural Lakritze)

1. licorice, liquorice (confectionery)

Declension

Declension of Lakritz [neuter // masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das, der	Lakritz	die	Lakritze
genitive	eines	des	Lakritzes, Lakritz	der	Lakritze
dative	einem	dem	Lakritz	den	Lakritzen
accusative	ein, einen	das, den	Lakritz	die	Lakritze

Related terms

• Lakritzschnecke
• Lakritzstange

See also

• Süßholz (liquorice as a plant)

Further reading

• “Lakritz” in Duden online
• “Lakritz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache