Protz

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɔt͡s/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Etymology 1

Perhaps from regional terms for toad, from Middle High German broȥȥen (“to swell”), just as braggarts inflate themselves with their pride and ego. Further origin is uncertain; speculative connections have been made to Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell”), whence Proto-Germanic *breustą (“breast, chest”).[1]

Noun

Protz m (strong or weak, genitive Protzes or Protzen, plural Protze or Protzen)

  1. (derogatory) braggard, poseur
  2. (derogatory) splendor, magnificence, splurge
    Synonyms: Prasserei, Pracht, Prunk, Pomp
  3. tractor with artillery
Declension
Declension of Protz [masculine, strong // weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Protz die Protze, Protzen
genitive eines des Protzes, Protzen der Protze, Protzen
dative einem dem Protz, Protze1, Protzen den Protzen
accusative einen den Protz, Protzen die Protze, Protzen

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Hungarian: procc

Etymology 2

From Middle High German broʒ (“bud”), from Middle High German broʒʒen (“to sprout”), which may be of the same origin as Etymology 1.

Noun

Protz m (strong or weak, genitive Protzes or Protzen, plural Protze or Protzen)

  1. (forestry) coniferous tree with abnormal growth
Declension
Declension of Protz [masculine, strong // weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Protz die Protze, Protzen
genitive eines des Protzes, Protzen der Protze, Protzen
dative einem dem Protz, Protze1, Protzen den Protzen
accusative einen den Protz, Protzen die Protze, Protzen

1Now rare, see notes.

References

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Protz”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

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