Fass
Alemannic German edit
Alternative forms edit
- Faß (archaic)
Etymology edit
Noun edit
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- Faß (superseded)
Etymology edit
From Middle High German vaz, from Old High German faz, from Proto-West Germanic *fat. Cognate with Dutch vat, English vat, fat (which see).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Fass n (strong, genitive Fasses, plural Fässer or (optionally after numerals) Fass, diminutive Fässchen n)
Usage notes edit
- The spelling Fass has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, it had already been standard since ⟨ß⟩ was deprecated in the 1930s. In the affected areas, the previous spelling (Faß) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling.
Declension edit
Declension of Fass [neuter, strong]