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Spatz.

sparrow

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃpats/
  1. sparrow

    Southern · Western · especially · masculine · mixed · weak
  2. house sparrow (Passer domesticus)

    masculine · mixed · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German spaz, spatze, from a diminutive of sparwe, from Old High German sparo + -izo (compare Wanze and names like Fritz, Heinz, Kunz). Related with Sperling.

noun/ʃpats/
  1. an affectionate nickname, mostly used towards children, more seldom towards lovers, almost never with friends

    masculine · strong
    Hallo, mein Spatz!
    Hallo, meine Spätze!
Where this word comes from

From Etymology 1, but with a different plural on the model of the rhyming word Schatz.

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