Jass
See also: jass
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from German Jass, possibly a short form of a Slavic surname.
Proper noun
editJass (plural Jasses)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Jass is the 41164th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 529 individuals. Jass is most common among White (73.16%) and Hispanic/Latino (23.06%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Jass”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 245.
Alemannic German
editEtymology
editOf Dutch origin and probably related to jack.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editJass m (diminutive Jässli)
Descendants
edit- → English: jass
References
edit- ^ Parlett, D. (1991). A history of card games. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, p. 293
Central Franconian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German gazze, from Old High German gazza, from Proto-Germanic *gatwǭ (compare German Gasse).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editEstonian
editProper noun
editJass
- a male given name
Related terms
editGerman
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Alemannic German Jass, from Dutch.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editJass m (strong, genitive Jasses, no plural)
Declension
editDeclension of Jass [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Further reading
edit- Jass on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Jass” in Duden online
- “Jass” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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