Lakritz

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English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Lakritz (plural Lakritzes)

A surname.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lakritz”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 382.
Forebears

German

Alternative forms

Lakritze f

Etymology

From Middle High German lakerize, from Old French licorece or directly from Medieval Latin, from Late Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza, “sweet root”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /laˈkrɪts/
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Noun

Lakritz n or m (strong, genitive Lakritzes or Lakritz, plural Lakritze)

licorice, liquorice (confectionery)

Declension

Declension of Lakritz

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das, der	Lakritz	die	Lakritze
genitive	eines	des	Lakritzes, Lakritz	der	Lakritze
dative	einem	dem	Lakritz	den	Lakritzen
accusative	ein, einen	das, den	Lakritz	die	Lakritze

Related terms

See also

Süßholz (liquorice as a plant)

Further reading

“Lakritz” in Duden online
“Lakritz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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