Schulze

German

Alternative forms

• (noun): Schultheiß (less common)
• (name): Scholt, Scholte, Scholten, Scholtes, Scholtz, Scholtze, Scholtzen, Scholz, Scholze, Scholzen, Schult, Schulte, Schulten, Schultes, Schultz, Schultze, Schultzen, Schulz, Schulzen

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German schuldheizo, from Proto-West Germanic *skuldihaitijō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃʊl(t)sə/, [ˈʃʊl.t͡sə]

Noun

Schulze m (weak, genitive Schulzen, plural Schulzen)

1. (history) village headman, sheriff

Declension

Declension of Schulze [masculine, weak]

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

Hyponyms

• Dorfschulze
• Oberschulze

Related terms

• Schulzenamt
• Schulzenhof

Proper noun

Regional distribution of the surname Schulze in Germany in 2005 (by number of telephone mainlines)

Schulze m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Schulzes or (with an article) Schulze, feminine genitive Schulze, plural Schulzes or Schulze)

1. a surname originating as an occupation

Related terms

• Schulz, Scholz
• Schulte, Schultheiß

Further reading

• “Schulze” in Duden online