Latz

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Latz.

Proper noun

Latz (plural Latzes)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Latz is the 40672^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 537 individuals. Latz is most common among White (93.85%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Latz”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 401.

German

zwei Lätze

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lats/
• Rhymes: -ats

Noun

Latz m (strong, genitive Latzes, plural Lätze or Latze, diminutive Lätzchen n)

1. bib (item of clothing for babies)

   Synonym: (Austria) Barterl

Usage notes

• The plural Latze is used in Austria.

Declension

Declension of Latz [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Latz	die	Lätze, Latze
genitive	eines	des	Latzes	der	Lätze, Latze
dative	einem	dem	Latz, Latze1	den	Lätzen, Latzen
accusative	einen	den	Latz	die	Lätze, Latze

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Latzhose

Further reading

• “Latz” in Duden online