Gelass

See also: Gelaß

German

Alternative forms

• Gelaß (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German gelāz, from Old High German gilāz, from Proto-Germanic *galētą, *lētą (“a letting”). Cognate with Old English ġelǣt, ġelǣte. More at English leat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈlas/
• Rhymes: -as

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Noun

Gelass n (strong, genitive Gelasses, plural Gelasse)

1. small chamber

Declension

Declension of Gelass [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Gelass	die	Gelasse
genitive	eines	des	Gelasses	der	Gelasse
dative	einem	dem	Gelass, Gelasse1	den	Gelassen
accusative	ein	das	Gelass	die	Gelasse

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Gelass” in Duden online