Insasse
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German īnsæʒe (“inhabitant, tenant”), from Middle Low German insāte, insēte (“inhabitant”); related to Eingesessener. Ultimately from the root of sitzen (“to sit”).
Pronunciation edit
- In·sas·se: IPA(key): /ˈɪnˌzasə/
- plural: In·sas·sen: IPA(key): [ˈɪnˌzasən], IPA(key): [ˈɪnˌzasn̩]
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Noun edit
Insasse m (weak, genitive Insassen, plural Insassen, feminine Insassin)
- a passenger of a vehicle
- an inhabitant of a building with multiple inhabitants, specifically:
Declension edit
Declension of Insasse [masculine, weak]
Synonyms edit
- (passenger of a vehicle): Beifahrer
See also edit
- Insassenversicherung
- Anstaltsinsasse, Fahrzeuginsasse, Gefängnisinsasse, Heiminsasse, Lagerinsasse, Mitinsasse, Zelleninsasse
Further reading edit
- “Insasse” in Duden online
- “Insasse” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Insasse” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.