Krätze

See also: kratze and Kratze

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʁɛtsə/

Etymology 1

From Late Middle High German kretz, kratz (15th c.). Derived from kratzen (“to scratch”).

Noun

Krätze f (genitive Krätze, no plural)

1. (pathology) scabies

   Synonyms: (in animals) Räude, (medical parlance) Skabies

2. (loosely) a bad itch
3. (metallurgy) dross

Declension

Declension of Krätze [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Krätze
genitive	einer	der	Krätze
dative	einer	der	Krätze
accusative	eine	die	Krätze

Derived terms

• Borkenkrätze
• die Krätze kriegen
• Krätzenkraut
• krätzig
• Krätzmilbe

Etymology 2

From Middle High German kretze, from Old High German krezzo, from Proto-Germanic *kradô ~ *krattijô. Cognate with Dutch krat, English crate.

Compare with roughly synonymous Kraxe (older also Krächse). Both words very probably influenced each other.

Noun

Krätze f (genitive Krätze, plural Krätzen) (Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, now chiefly dialectal)

1. basket, pannier, especially one borne on the back

   Synonyms: Korb, Tragekorb, Kiepe

Declension

Declension of Krätze [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Krätze	die	Krätzen
genitive	einer	der	Krätze	der	Krätzen
dative	einer	der	Krätze	den	Krätzen
accusative	eine	die	Krätze	die	Krätzen

Further reading

• “Krätze” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Krätze (Krankheit)” in Duden online
• “Krätze (Behälter)” in Duden online