Schulze

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German schuldheizo, from Proto-West Germanic *skuldihaitijō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃʊl(t)sə/, [ˈʃʊl.t͡sə]

Noun

Schulze m (weak, genitive Schulzen, plural Schulzen)

  1. (history) village headman, sheriff

Declension
Declension of Schulze [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schulze die Schulzen
genitive eines des Schulzen der Schulzen
dative einem dem Schulzen den Schulzen
accusative einen den Schulzen die Schulzen

Hyponyms
  • Dorfschulze
  • Oberschulze
  • Schulzenamt
  • Schulzenhof

Proper noun
Regional distribution of the surname Schulze in Germany in 2005 (by number of telephone mainlines)

Schulze m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Schulzes or (with an article) Schulze, feminine genitive Schulze, plural Schulzes or Schulze)

  1. a surname originating as an occupation

Further reading
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