Schoß

See also: schoß, schoss, and Schoss

German

Alternative forms

• Schoss (Switzerland, Liechtenstein)
• Schooß, Schoos, Schooss (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German schoz, from Old High German scōzo, from Proto-Germanic *skautaz. Compare Dutch schoot, Icelandic skaut, Danish skød ("lap", "womb").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃoːs/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -oːs

Noun

Schoß m (strong, genitive Schoßes, plural Schöße)

1. lap (area between the waist and knees of a seated person)

   die Hände in den Schoß legen ― sit back and do nothing

2. (poetic, dated) womb

   im Schoß der Erde ― in the bowels of the earth

3. fold, coattail

   Synonym: Rockschoß

Declension

Declension of Schoß [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schoß	die	Schöße
genitive	eines	des	Schoßes	der	Schöße
dative	einem	dem	Schoß, Schoße1	den	Schößen
accusative	einen	den	Schoß	die	Schöße

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Schoßhund, Schoßzipfel
• Mutterschoß

Further reading

• “Schoß” in Duden online
• “Schoß” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• Schoß on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de