"Balz" meaning in German

See Balz in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /balt͡s/ Audio: De-Balz.ogg
Head templates: {{head|de|proper noun}} Balz
  1. a diminutive of the male given name Balthasar
    Sense id: en-Balz-de-name-81jzXAMc Categories (other): German diminutives of male given names, German given names, German male given names
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /balt͡s/ Audio: De-Balz.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German balz, also balzer (“courtship, mop of hair, ponytail”), attested from the 14th century onwards. Compare Middle High German balzieren (“to tie one's hair into a ponytail”). Further etymology unknown. Possibly linked to Proto-Germanic *baltijaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|balz}} Middle High German balz, {{cog|gmh|balzieren|t=to tie one's hair into a ponytail}} Middle High German balzieren (“to tie one's hair into a ponytail”), {{unk|de|nocap=1}} unknown, {{der|de|gem-pro|*baltijaz}} Proto-Germanic *baltijaz Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Balz f (genitive Balz, plural Balzen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Balz [genitive], Balzen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Balz [nominative, singular], Balzen [definite, nominative, plural], Balz [genitive, singular], Balzen [definite, genitive, plural], Balz [dative, singular], Balzen [dative, definite, plural], Balz [accusative, singular], Balzen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (zoology) courtship display Tags: feminine Synonyms: Paarungsspiel
    Sense id: en-Balz-de-noun-sh2GfF7x Categories (other): Zoology, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 5 48 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 47 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 48 48 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. (zoology) mating season Tags: feminine Synonyms: Paarungszeit
    Sense id: en-Balz-de-noun-Or3NYtkI Categories (other): Zoology, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 5 48 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 47 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 48 48 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: anbalzen, Auerhahnbalz, Balzarena, balzen, Balzplatz, Balzverhalten, Balzzeit, Birkhahnbalz, Gebalze
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "nl",
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      ],
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    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "unknown",
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    },
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      "args": {
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Balz",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Balzen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Balz",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Balzen",
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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "Balz",
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      ]
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "Balz",
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        "accusative",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "Balzen",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Balzarena"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "balzen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Balzplatz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Balzverhalten"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Balzzeit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Birkhahnbalz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Gebalze"
    }
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 48 47",
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          "_dis": "5 47 48",
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          "display",
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          "word": "Paarungsspiel"
        }
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          "kind": "other",
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        }
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ],
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        "biology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "zoology"
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Balz"
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      },
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    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms with unknown etymologies",
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    },
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    {
      "word": "Birkhahnbalz"
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