Schatz

Meaning

  1. (also, masculine) treasure
  2. (also, masculine) darling, sweetheart, honey

Frequency

A1
Dialects

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

schatz

St. Gallen

St. Gallen

schpìnnì

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃat͡s/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German schaz, schatz, from Old High German scaz, from Proto-West Germanic *skatt (“cattle, treasure”). Cognates Cognate with Old Norse skattr (Danish skat, Norwegian Bokmål skatt, Norwegian Nynorsk skatt, Swedish skatt), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍄𐍄𐍃 (skatts), Old English sċeatt, Dutch schat.

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