"Putz" meaning in German

See Putz in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pʊt͡s/ Audio: De-Putz.ogg
Rhymes: -ʊt͡s Etymology: Related to putzen, unknown as for its derivation beyond German. * perhaps related to Batzen (“clump as shaped to the hand”) also of unknown etymology * perhaps onomatopoeia, like Batzen * perhaps putzen is a causative form of besser, as in older language and dialects the beginning consonant is often ⟨b⟩. Etymology templates: {{unknown|de|nocap=1}} unknown Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Putz m (strong, genitive Putzes, plural Putze) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Putzes [genitive], Putze [plural], strong [table-tags], Putz [nominative, singular], Putze [definite, nominative, plural], Putzes [genitive, singular], Putze [definite, genitive, plural], Putz [dative, singular], Putze [dative, singular], Putzen [dative, definite, plural], Putz [accusative, singular], Putze [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. plaster, render applied to buildings (mixture for coating walls and ceilings) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Putz-de-noun--3OV2D7B Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Building materials Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 51 31 8 10 Disambiguation of Building materials: 41 34 11 14
  2. (dated) one's groomed appearance, including jewelry and accessories Tags: dated, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Putz-de-noun-9GXWb-dy Categories (other): Building materials Disambiguation of Building materials: 41 34 11 14
  3. (military) decoration, awards Tags: masculine, strong Derived forms: auf den Putz hauen
    Sense id: en-Putz-de-noun-X76sqGtS Categories (other): Military, Building materials Disambiguation of Building materials: 41 34 11 14 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /pʊt͡s/ Audio: De-Putz.ogg Forms: Putzes [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Putz [nominative, singular], Putzes [genitive, singular], Putz [dative, singular], Putze [dative, singular], Putz [accusative, singular]
Rhymes: -ʊt͡s Etymology: From the verb putzen. Head templates: {{de-noun|m.sg}} Putz m (strong, genitive Putzes, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.sg}}
  1. cleaning Tags: masculine, no-plural, strong Hyponyms: Frühjahrsputz, Hausputz
    Sense id: en-Putz-de-noun-23CdvSmd Categories (other): Building materials Disambiguation of Building materials: 41 34 11 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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