Lakritz

== English == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Proper noun === Lakritz (plural Lakritzes) A surname. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lakritz”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 382. Forebears == German == === Alternative forms === Lakritze f === Etymology === From Middle High German lakerize, from Old French licorece or directly from Medieval Latin, from Late Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza, “sweet root”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /laˈkrɪts/ === Noun === Lakritz n or m (strong, genitive Lakritzes or Lakritz, plural Lakritze) licorice, liquorice (confectionery) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Lakritzschnecke Lakritzstange === See also === Süßholz (liquorice as a plant) === Further reading === “Lakritz” in Duden online “Lakritz”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)