Spatz
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Alemannic German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German spaz, spatze, a diminutive of spare, from Old High German sparo (“sparrow”), from Proto-West Germanic *sparwō. Cognate with German Spatz.
Noun
[edit]Spatz m (plural Spatze, diminutive Spätzli)
German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle High German sparwe, from the diminutive of Old High German sparo, formed with -izo or -zo, as in the first names Heinz, Kunz. Compare Sperling.
Noun
[edit]Spatz m (weak or mixed, genitive Spatzen or Spatzes, plural Spatzen)
- (especially southern and western) sparrow
- (ornithology, technical) house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Spatz [masculine, weak // mixed]
- The word may have weak or mixed declension in the standard language.
Synonyms
[edit]- (sparrow): Sperling
- (house sparrow): Haussperling
Derived terms
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[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Luxembourgish: Spatz
Etymology 2
[edit]From Etymology 1, but with a different plural on the model of the rhyming word Schatz.
Noun
[edit]Spatz m (strong, genitive Spatzes, plural Spätze)
- an affectionate nickname, mostly used towards children, more seldom towards lovers, almost never with friends
- Hallo, mein Spatz! ― Hello, sweetie!
- Hallo, meine Spätze! ― Hello, my darlings!
Declension
[edit]Declension of Spatz [masculine, strong]
Further reading
[edit]Luxembourgish
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Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Spatz m (plural Spatzen)
Synonyms
[edit]- Mësch (the originally Luxembourgish word)
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- Rhymes:Luxembourgish/ɑts
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- lb:Birds