erz-

See also: Erz

German

Etymology

From Middle High German erz-, erze-, from Old High German erzi-, from Late Latin archi-, from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-). [1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛrts/, [ʔɛʁts], [ʔɛɐ̯ts]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophone: Erz (some speakers)

Prefix

erz-

  1. arch-, ultra-

Derived terms

  • Erzvater

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Erz-, erz-”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
  2. ^ Duden.de: erz-