neitz

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/neɪt͡s/

proper noun

A surname from German.

OriginYiddish נץ החמה ← Hebrew הָנֵץ הַחַמָּה →
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Meanings

neitz1

nounneitz (plural neitzes)

plural neitzes

  1. abbreviationclippingClipping of haneitz hachamah (“halachic sunrise”)

Neitz2

proper nounNeitz (plural Neitzes)

plural Neitzes

  1. A surname from German.

Origin

neitz · noun

  1. Hebrewהָנֵץ הַחַמָּה
  2. Yiddishנץ החמה
  3. Englishneitz

From Yiddish נץ החמה, from Hebrew הָנֵץ הַחַמָּה. The dropping of initial he is due to reanalysis of the initial portion (הָנֵץ) as being made up of two parts, ה־ (“definite article, the”) + נֵץ, rather than being the verbal noun of הֵנֵץ (with the he being a part of the hif'il binyan).

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Neitz · proper noun

  1. GermanNeitz
  2. EnglishNeitz

Borrowed from German Neitz.

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APA

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Chicago

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