Kaas

See also: kaas, kaas-, and Kääs

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Kaas.

Proper noun

Kaas (plural Kaases)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kaas is the 36154^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 620 individuals. Kaas is most common among White (94.03%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kaas”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 263.

Bavarian

Etymology

From Old High German kāsi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰɑːs/

Noun

Kaas m

1. (Bavaria) cheese

Danish

Proper noun

Kaas

1. a surname.

East Central German

Etymology

Compare East Franconian Kaas, Bavarian Kaas.

Noun

Kaas m

1. (Erzgebirgisch) cheese
2. (Erzgebirgisch, informal) nonsense
3. (Erzgebirgisch, informal) small child

Related terms

• kaasn
• Kaashitsch

Further reading

• 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎^[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 70: