Fratz

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʁat͡s/

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Noun

Fratz m (strong or weak, genitive Fratzes or Fratzen, plural Fratze or Fratzen)

1. (of children, especially girls) cutie-pie; adorable child
2. (derogatory, of children, especially girls) brat; spoiled child

Declension

Declension of Fratz [masculine, strong // weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Fratz	die	Fratze, Fratzen
genitive	eines	des	Fratzes, Fratzen	der	Fratze, Fratzen
dative	einem	dem	Fratz, Fratze1, Fratzen	den	Fratzen
accusative	einen	den	Fratz, Fratzen	die	Fratze, Fratzen

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Fratz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Fratz” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Fratz” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon