Putz

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Putz or Pütz.

Proper noun

Putz (plural Putzes)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Putz is the 14636th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2033 individuals. Putz is most common among White (96.8%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Gebäudeputz (1)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʊt͡s/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Putz
  • Homophone: Putts

Etymology 1

Related to putzen, unknown as for its derivation beyond German.

  • perhaps related to Batzen (“clump as shaped to the hand”) also of unknown etymology
  • perhaps onomatopoeia, like Batzen
  • perhaps putzen is a causative form of besser, as in older language and dialects the beginning consonant is often ⟨b⟩.

Noun

Putz m (strong, genitive Putzes, plural Putze)

  1. plaster, render applied to buildings (mixture for coating walls and ceilings)
  2. (dated) one's groomed appearance, including jewelry and accessories
    Hyponym: Kopfputz
  3. (military) decoration, awards
Declension
Declension of Putz
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Putz die Putze
genitive eines des Putzes der Putze
dative einem dem Putz, Putze1 den Putzen
accusative einen den Putz die Putze

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From the verb putzen.

Noun

Putz m (strong, genitive Putzes, no plural)

  1. cleaning
Declension
Declension of Putz
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Putz
genitive eines des Putzes
dative einem dem Putz, Putze1
accusative einen den Putz

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Further reading

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