Schulze

German

Alternative forms

(noun): Schultheiß (less common)
(name): Scholt; Scholte; Scholten; Scholtes; Scholz; Scholze; Scholzen; Schult; Schulte; Schulten; Schultes; Schultz; Schultze; Schultzen; Schulz; Schulzen

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German schuldheizo, from Proto-Germanic *skuldihaitijô. Cognate with Dutch schout.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃʊl(t)sə/, [ˈʃʊltsə], [ˈʃʊlsə]

Noun

Schulze m (genitive Schulzen, plural Schulzen)

(historical) village headman, sheriff

Declension

Declension of Schulze

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schulze	die	Schulzen
genitive	eines	des	Schulzen	der	Schulzen
dative	einem	dem	Schulzen	den	Schulzen
accusative	einen	den	Schulzen	die	Schulzen

Derived terms

Dorfschulze
Schulzenhof

Proper noun

Schulze m or f (genitive Schulzes)

An occupational surname.

Further reading

Schulze in Duden online

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