Lakritz

German

Alternative forms

Lakritze f

Etymology

From Old French licoresse, from Late Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza, “sweet root”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /laˈkrɪts/
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Noun

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

licorice, liquorice (confectionary)

Declension

Declension of Lakritz

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Lakritz	die	Lakritze
genitive	eines	des	Lakritzes	der	Lakritze
dative	einem	dem	Lakritz, Lakritze¹	den	Lakritzen
accusative	ein	das	Lakritz	die	Lakritze

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Lakritzschnecke

Further reading

Lakritz in Duden online

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