Truchsess
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German truhtsæze (“steward”), from Old High German truhtsāzzo, compound of trucht (“host”) + sazzo (“one who sits”). The first part goes back to Proto-Germanic *druhtiz (“troop”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ- (“to support”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Truchsess m (strong or weak, genitive Truchsesses or Truchsessen, plural Truchsesse or Truchsessen)
Usage notes edit
- The word may be declined according to the strong or the weak pattern.
Declension edit
Declension of Truchsess [masculine, strong // weak]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Truchsess | die | Truchsesse, Truchsessen |
| genitive | eines | des | Truchsesses, Truchsessen | der | Truchsesse, Truchsessen |
| dative | einem | dem | Truchsess, Truchsesse1, Truchsessen | den | Truchsessen |
| accusative | einen | den | Truchsess, Truchsessen | die | Truchsesse, Truchsessen |
1Now rare, see notes.