Milz

German

Etymology

From Middle High German milze n, from Old High German milzi n, from Proto-Germanic *miltiją n. The feminine gender in modern German is from Middle Low German milte f, reinforced by the analogy with other inner organs. Cognate to Dutch milt, English milt.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɪl(t)s/, [mɪlt͡s], [mɪls]
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Noun

Milz f (genitive Milz, plural Milzen)

  1. (anatomy) spleen

Declension
Declension of Milz [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Milz die Milzen
genitive einer der Milz der Milzen
dative einer der Milz den Milzen
accusative eine die Milz die Milzen

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Milz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Milz” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Milz” in Duden online
  • “Milz” in OpenThesaurus.de
  • Milz on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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