Gasse

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See also: gasse

German

eine Gasse

Etymology

From Middle High German gazze, from Old High German gazza, from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā, from Proto-Germanic *gatwǭ. Compare Yiddish גאַס (gas).

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  • Rhymes: -asə

Noun

Gasse f (genitive Gasse, plural Gassen, diminutive Gässchen n or Gässlein n or Gässli n or Gasserl n)

  1. alley, ginnel, twitchel

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Further reading

  • Gasse” in Duden online
  • Gasse” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Gasse” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon