Jass
See also: jass
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Jass, possibly a short form of a Slavic surname.
Proper noun edit
Jass (plural Jasses)
- A surname from German.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Jass is the 41164th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 529 individuals. Jass is most common among White (73.16%) and Hispanic/Latino (23.06%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Jass”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 245.
Alemannic German edit
Etymology edit
Of Dutch origin and probably related to jack.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Jass m (diminutive Jässli)
Descendants edit
- → English: jass
References edit
- ^ Parlett, D. (1991). A history of card games. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, p. 293
Central Franconian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German gazze, from Old High German gazza, from Proto-Germanic *gatwǭ (compare German Gasse).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Estonian edit
Proper noun edit
Jass
- a male given name
Related terms edit
German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Alemannic German Jass, from Dutch.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
Jass m (strong, genitive Jasses, no plural)
Declension edit
Declension of Jass [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Further reading edit
- Jass on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Jass” in Duden online
- “Jass” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.