Batzen

See also: batzen

German

Etymology

From dialectal batzen (“to be sticky, soft; to stick together”), from backen (“to stick together, cake”), because of the appearance of the coins.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbat͡sn̩/
  • Hyphenation: Bat‧zen
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Batzen m (strong, genitive Batzens, plural Batzen)

  1. (historical) batzen
  2. (colloquial) lump
  3. (colloquial) large sum of money

Declension

Declension of Batzen [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Batzen die Batzen
genitive eines des Batzens der Batzen
dative einem dem Batzen den Batzen
accusative einen den Batzen die Batzen

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