Jaas
Central Franconian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German gazze, from Old High German gazza, from Proto-Germanic *gatwǭ (compare German Gasse).
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Jaas f (plural Jääs or Jase, diminutive Jääsche or Jeës-je)
Usage notes edit
- The diminutive Jääsche is general western Ripuarian, while Jeës-je is Kerkradish.
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Jaas m (plural Jääs or Jaze, diminutive Jääsche or Jeës-je)
- (western Ripuarian) gas (matter in a physical state between liquid and plasma)
- (western Ripuarian) liquefied petroleum gas
Usage notes edit
- Some speakers utilize a neutral tone to differentiate between this lemma and the neuter lemma, other speakers do not differentiate between the two and use tone accent 1 for both.
- The diminutive Jääsche is general western Ripuarian, while Jeës-je is Kerkradish.
Derived terms edit
Etymology 3 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Jaas n (plural Jääs or Jaze, diminutive Jääsche or Jeës-je)
Usage notes edit
- The diminutive Jääsche is general western Ripuarian, while Jeës-je is Kerkradish.
Further reading edit
- “Jaas” in d'r nuie Kirchröadsjer Dieksiejoneer 2nd ed., 2017.