holz

See also: Holz

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Middle High German holz, from Old High German holz, from Proto-West Germanic *holt, from Proto-Germanic *hultą (“wood”). Cognate with German Holz, English holt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /holt͡s/

Noun

holz n

1. wood

References

• Anthony R. Rowley, Liacht as de sproch: Grammatica della lingua mòchena Deutsch-Fersentalerisch, TEMI, 2003.

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *holt, from Proto-Germanic *hultą, from Proto-Indo-European *kl̥H-do-, from *kelH- (“to cut”). Germanic cognates include Old English holt, Old Norse holt.

Noun

holz n

1. wood

Declension

Declension of holz (neuter a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	holz	holz
accusative	holz	holz
genitive	holzes	holzo
dative	holze	holzum
instrumental	holzu	—

Descendants

• Middle High German: holz
  • Bavarian:

    Cimbrian: hòltz

    Mòcheno: holz

  • Central Franconian:

    Hunsrik: Hols

    Luxembourgish: Holz

  • German: Holz
  • Rhine Franconian:

    Frankfurterisch: hold̥s

    Pennsylvania German: Hols

  • Vilamovian: hułc
  • Yiddish: האָלץ (holts)