Protz
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʁɔt͡s/
Audio (file)
Etymology 1
Perhaps from regional terms for toad, from Middle High German broʒʒen (“to swell”).
Noun
Protz m (strong or weak, genitive Protzes or Protzen, plural Protze or Protzen)
- (derogatory) braggard, poseur
- (derogatory) splendor, magnificence, splurge
- tractor with artillery
Declension
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Derived terms
- Kraftprotz
- Muskelprotz
- protzen
- Protzentum
- Protzer
- Protzerei
- protzig
Etymology 2
From Middle High German broʒ (“bud”), from Middle High German broʒʒen (“to sprout”).
Noun
Protz m (strong or weak, genitive Protzes or Protzen, plural Protze or Protzen)
- (forestry) coniferous tree with abnormal growth
Declension
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Further reading
- “Protz (Aufschneider)” in Duden online
- “Protz (Baum)” in Duden online
- “Protz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Protz” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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