Rotz

Cimbrian

Proper noun

Rotz

1. Rotzo (a town in Veneto, Italy)

German

Etymology

From Middle High German rotz, roz, from Old High German roz, hroz, from Proto-West Germanic *hrott, *hrot, of imitative origin or otherwise from Proto-Germanic *hrut(t)a-, from Proto-Indo-European *krut-nh₂-énti.

Cognate with Old English hrot. Possibly related with Old High German hrūzan, Old English hrūtan (“to snore”). Compare also Ancient Greek κόρυζα (kóruza, “mucus”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɔt͡s/

• Audio:

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Noun

Rotz m (strong, genitive Rotzes, no plural)

1. snot
2. glanders

Declension

Declension of Rotz [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Rotz
genitive	eines	des	Rotzes
dative	einem	dem	Rotz, Rotze1
accusative	einen	den	Rotz

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Rotze f
• rotzen
• rotzfrech
• rotzig
• Rotznase

Further reading

• “Rotz” in Duden online
• “Rotz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German rotz, roz, from Old High German roz, hroz, from Proto-West Germanic *hrott, *hrot, of imitative origin or otherwise from Proto-Germanic *hrut(t)a-, from Proto-Indo-European *krut-nh₂-énti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rot͡s/

Noun

Rotz m

1. snot

Derived terms

• rotzich
• Rotznaas

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary