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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from German Putz or Pütz.
Proper noun
[edit]Putz (plural Putzes)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Putz is the 14636th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2033 individuals. Putz is most common among White (96.8%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Putz”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Related to putzen, unknown as for its derivation beyond German.
- perhaps related to Batzen (“clump as shaped to the hand”) also of unknown etymology
- perhaps onomatopoeia, like Batzen
- perhaps putzen is a causative form of besser, as in older language and dialects the beginning consonant is often ⟨b⟩.
Noun
[edit]Putz m (strong, genitive Putzes, plural Putze)
- plaster, render applied to buildings (mixture for coating walls and ceilings)
- (dated) one's groomed appearance, including jewelry and accessories
- Hyponym: Kopfputz
- 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Vor dem Thor”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One][1]:
- Ein starkes Bier, ein beizender Toback, / Und eine Magd im Putz das ist nun mein Geschmack.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (military) decoration, awards
Declension
[edit]Declension of Putz [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From the verb putzen.
Noun
[edit]Putz m (strong, genitive Putzes, no plural)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Putz [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Hyponyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Putz” in Duden online
- “Putz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Putz” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Putz (Baustoff) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Putz (Bauteil) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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