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Holz.

wood (material)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/hɔl(t)s/[hɔlt͡s][hɔls]
  1. wood (material)

    neuter · strong · uncountable
  2. a particular kind of wood

    countable · neuter · strong
  3. a piece of wood, usually small

    countable · neuter · strong
  4. grove; woods; small forest

    countable · literary · neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

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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