potz

German

Etymology

Minced oath of Gottes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔt͡s/
• Hyphenation: potz

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Interjection

potz

1. (minced oath) gosh

Derived terms

• potz Blitz
• potztausend

Further reading

• “potz” in Duden online
• Friedrich Kluge (1989) “potz”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 558

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin puteus. Cognate with Catalan pou, French puits.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈput͡s/ (Languedoc)
• IPA^(key): /pu/ (Limousin)
• IPA^(key): /pus/ (Niçard)

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Noun

potz m (plural poses)

1. a well

Related terms

• posar