Neuter
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Holz

Sentences
An user
Ab und zu   knackt   das   Holz
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From time to time, the wood cracks.

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An user
Die   Figur   war   ursprünglich   aus   Holz
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   und   zeitweise   vermutlich   farbig   bemalt .

The figure was originally made of wood and at times probably painted in colour.

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Meaning

  1. (neuter, strong, uncountable) wood (material)
  2. (countable, neuter, strong) a particular kind of wood
  3. (countable, neuter, strong) a piece of wood, usually small
  4. (countable, literary, neuter, strong) grove; woods; small forest

Concepts

wood
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timber
lumber
bar
pole
stick
rod
softwood
stem
timberland
tree
🌳
trunk
wooden
woodland
woodwork

structural timber

wooden beams

wood
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antler
wood
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antlers
block
chump

construction timber

forest
grove
Synonyms

Bauholz
Brennholz
30k
Gehölz
Wald
B1

Nutzholz

Stange
C1
Forst
Stock
B1
Stamm
C1
Hölzer
hölzern
Klotz
C2

Madeirawein

Prügel
C1
Stab
C1
Wäldchen
Zeug
A2

aus Holz

holziger Bestandteil

Tann

Holzbalken

Spindel-Stab

Baum
B1
🌳
Baumstamm
28k
Begabung
C2
Block
B2
Fensterladen
Geweih
30k
Hain

Holzart

Translations

legno
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bois
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madera
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hout
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madeira
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fusta
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خشب
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ξύλο

odun
lignum

ξυλεία

tahta
kereste
bosco
Frequency

B2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

holz

St. Gallen

St. Gallen

holz

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/hɔl(t)s/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German
holz
Inherited from Old High German
holz
Cognate with English
English
holt
In summary

From Middle High German holz, from Old High German holz, from Proto-West Germanic *holt, from Proto-Germanic *hultą. Compare English holt (“thicket, copse; an otter's den”).

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