Protz
Appearance
German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Perhaps from regional terms for toad, from Middle High German broʒʒen (“to swell”).
Noun
[edit]Protz m (strong or weak, genitive Protzes or Protzen, plural Protze or Protzen)
- (derogatory) braggard, poseur
- (derogatory) splendor, magnificence, splurge
- tractor with artillery
Declension
[edit]Declension of Protz [masculine, strong // weak]
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Hungarian: procc
Etymology 2
[edit]From Middle High German broʒ (“bud”), from Middle High German broʒʒen (“to sprout”).
Noun
[edit]Protz m (strong or weak, genitive Protzes or Protzen, plural Protze or Protzen)
- (forestry) coniferous tree with abnormal growth
Declension
[edit]Declension of Protz [masculine, strong // weak]
Further reading
[edit]- “Protz (Aufschneider)” in Duden online
- “Protz (Baum)” in Duden online
- “Protz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Protz” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Categories:
- German 1-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German weak nouns
- German masculine nouns
- German derogatory terms
- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- de:Forestry
- de:People
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