das Holz
noun · /hɔl(t)s/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German holz, from Old High German holz, from Proto-West Germanic *holt, from Proto-Germanic *hultą. Compare English holt (“thicket, copse; an otter's den”).
Translation
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wood (material)
neuter, strong, uncountable
Ich wusste, dass es Plastik war, aber es schmeckte wie Holz.
I knew it was plastic but it tasted like wood.
Wir sind aus dem gleichen Holz geschnitzt.
We are cut from the same cloth.
Wir sind aus dem gleichen Holz geschnitzt.
We are two of a kind.
- a particular kind of wood countable, neuter, strong
- a piece of wood, usually small countable, neuter, strong
- grove; woods; small forest countable, literary, neuter, strong
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Holz | Hölzer |
| Accusative | Holz | Hölzer |
| Dative | Holz | Hölzern |
| Genitive | Holzes | Hölzer |