See also: fass and Faß

Alemannic German edit

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Etymology edit

Cognate to German Faß.

Noun edit

Fass n (plural Fässer, diminutive Fässli)

  1. barrel, keg, cask

German edit

 
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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

  • IPA(key): /fas/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -as

Noun edit

Fass n (strong, genitive Fasses, plural Fässer or (optionally after numerals) Fass, diminutive Fässchen n)

  1. barrel, keg, cask

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.

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Further reading edit

  • Fass” in Duden online
  • Fass” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache