Batzen

See also: batzen

German

Etymology

From dialectal batzen (“to be sticky, soft; to stick together”), from backen (“to stick together, cake”), because of the appearance of the coins.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbat͡sn̩/
• Hyphenation: Bat‧zen

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Batzen m (strong, genitive Batzens, plural Batzen)

1. (historical) batzen
2. (colloquial) lump
3. (colloquial) large sum of money

Declension

Declension of Batzen [masculine, strong]

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

Further reading

• “Batzen” in Duden online