Geäse

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German

Etymology

Hunters' jargon for "mouth, feed" (1st half of the 18th century), from Middle High German geæʒe (“fodder, esp. bird feed”) (14th century), from Middle High German æʒen, a derivation of āʒ (“eating, animal feed”). By surface analysis, ge- +‎ äsen (“to graze, browse, said of deer”). Cognate with German Äsung (“feed, nourishment”) (mid 16th century), Äser (“mouth”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈʔɛːzə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈʔeːzə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Hyphenation: Ge‧ä‧se
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Noun

Geäse n (strong, genitive Geäses, plural Geäse)

  1. (hunting) pasture, fodder or feeding ground for deer
  2. deer's mouth, muzzle, snout

Declension

Declension of Geäse
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Geäse die Geäse
genitive eines des Geäses der Geäse
dative einem dem Geäse den Geäsen
accusative ein das Geäse die Geäse
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