Zündholz

German

Etymology

From zünden (“to light”) +‎ Holz (“(piece of) wood”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Zündholz n (strong, genitive Zündholzes, plural Zündhölzer, diminutive Zündhölzchen n or Zündhölzlein n)

  1. (Austria, Bavaria, Switzerland) match (device to make fire), matchstick
    Synonyms: Streichholz, (Austria) Zünder

Declension

Declension of Zündholz [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Zündholz die Zündhölzer
genitive eines des Zündholzes der Zündhölzer
dative einem dem Zündholz, Zündholze1 den Zündhölzern
accusative ein das Zündholz die Zündhölzer

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Zündholz” in Duden online
  • “Zündholz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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