Matz

English

Etymology

German surname, pet forms of Mattheus and Matthias; see Matthew.

Proper noun

Matz (plural Matzes)

  1. A surname.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Matz is the 6587th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5143 individuals. Matz is most common among White (93.37%) individuals.

Further reading

East Central German

Etymology

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Noun

Matz f

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) mass; multitude; crowd; quantity; a lot
    Synonyms: Hatz, Raas
    e gruße Matz Leit
    a large mass of people

References
  • 1982 Karl-Heinz Schmidt, Itze schlöft dr Pastor ei : Heiteres aus dem Erzgebirge. P. 38

German

Pronunciation
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Proper noun

Matz m (proper noun, strong, genitive Matz')

  1. a diminutive of the male given name Matthias

Noun

Matz m (strong, genitive Matzes, plural Matze or Mätze)

  1. (colloquial) boy
  2. (colloquial) pig

Declension
Declension of Matz [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Matz die Matze, Mätze
genitive eines des Matzes der Matze, Mätze
dative einem dem Matz, Matze1 den Matzen, Mätzen
accusative einen den Matz die Matze, Mätze

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Matz” in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German März.

Noun

Matz m

  1. March (month)

Calendar months: Yanuaar/Yenner, Febrewaar/Hanning, Matz, Aprill, Moi, Yuni, Yuli/Tschulei, Aaguscht, Sepdember, Oktower, Nowember, Dezember/Grischtmunet

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