Pelz

German

Etymology

From Middle High German pellez, from Old High German pelliz, from Latin pellīcia. Cognate with English pelt, Vilamovian pełc.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɛlt͡s/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Pelz

Noun

Pelz m (strong, genitive Pelzes, plural Pelze)

  1. (uncountable) fur
  2. fur, animal's pelt
  3. fur (coat or other clothing item made from fur)
    • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, pages 158–159:
      Als in dem grünlichen Kachelofen nach einiger Zeit die Holzscheite zu glimmen und zu knistern begannen, setzte er sich, noch immer im Pelz, auf den schwarzen, ans Bett gerückten breitlehnigen Lederstuhl.
      When after some time the logs in the greenish tiled stove started glowing and crackling, he sat down, still in the fur, on the black leather chair, which was moved next to the bed.
  4. (rare, slang) furry (member of furry fandom)
  5. (heraldry) fur

Declension
Declension of Pelz [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Pelz die Pelze
genitive eines des Pelzes der Pelze
dative einem dem Pelz, Pelze1 den Pelzen
accusative einen den Pelz die Pelze

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms
  • Fuchspelz
  • Kunstpelz
  • Marderpelz
  • Schafspelz
  • Tierpelz
  • Webpelz
  • Wolfspelz
  • Zobelpelz

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: пе̏лц
    Latin script: pȅlc
  • → Silesian: pelc

Further reading
  • “Pelz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Pelz” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Pelz” in Duden online

Plautdietsch

Noun

Pelz m (plural Pelzen)

  1. pelt, fur
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