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smalz

smalz

Old High German

Noun

smalz n ‎(plural smalz)

lard, fat

Inflection

Declension of smalz

case	singular	plural
nominative	smalz	smalz
accusative	smalz	smalz
genitive	smalzes	smalzo
dative	smalze	smalzum
instrumental	smalzu	-

Derived terms

smalzgold

Descendants

Middle High German: smalz
- German: Schmalz
- Luxembourgish: Schmalz
- Polish: smalec
- Yiddish: שמאַלץ ‎(shmalts)
  - English: schmaltz

References

↑ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “smalta- ~ smulta-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 456

Köbler, Gerhard (2014), “smalz”, in Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, 6th edition