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German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃʏtsə/
- Hyphenation: Schüt‧ze
Etymology 1
From Middle High German schütze, from Old High German scuzzo, from Proto-Germanic *skutjaną, *skuttijaną (“to bar, bolt”), from Proto-Germanic *skuttą, *skuttjō (“bar, bolt, shed”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd- (“to drive, fall upon, rush”). Compare English shut.
Noun
Schütze m (weak, genitive Schützen, plural Schützen, feminine Schützin)
- shooter
- archer, bowman
- rifleman
- (astronomy, astrology) Sagittarius
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
Schütze
- nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Schütz
See also
Further reading
- “Schütze” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache