Spatz

See also: spatz

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

  • Schpatz

Noun

Spatz m (plural Spatze, diminutive Spätzli)

  1. sparrow

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃpats/
  • Rhymes: -ats
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Etymology 1

From the diminutive of Old High German sparo.

Noun

Spatz m (genitive Spatzen or Spatzes, plural Spatzen)

  1. house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Usage notes

The word may have weak or strong declension in the standard language. In the colloquial, it is almost exclusively strong.

Declension
Synonyms
  • Haussperling

Etymology 2

From Spatz (“sparrow”), but with a different plural on the model of the rhyming word Schatz.

Noun

Spatz m (genitive Spatzes, plural Spätze)

  1. 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

Further reading

Luxembourgish

e Spatz

Etymology

Form German Spatz

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃpɑts/
    Rhymes: -ɑts
    Homophone: spatz

Noun

Spatz m (plural Spatzen)

  1. sparrow

Synonyms

  • Mësch (the originally Luxembourgish word)
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