smalz

Old High German

Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *smaltą (“(molten) fat, lard”), and ablaut derivative of *smeltaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̠mɑlt͡s/

Noun

smalz n (plural smalz)

1. lard, fat

Inflection

Declension of smalz (neuter a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	smalz	smalz
accusative	smalz	smalz
genitive	smalzes	smalzo
dative	smalze	smalzum
instrumental	smalzu	—

Derived terms

• smalzgold

Descendants

• Middle High German: smalz
  • Cimbrian: smaltz
  • German: Schmalz
  • Hunsrik: Schmals
  • Luxembourgish: Schmalz
  • Yiddish: שמאַלץ (shmalts)
    • → Dutch: schmalz, sjmalts
    • → English: schmaltz
  • → Polish: smalec

References

• Köbler, Gerhard (2014) “smalz”, in Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch‎^[1], 6th edition