Gefäß

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German

 Gefäß on German Wikipedia

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Etymology

From Middle High German gevǣze, from Old High German givāzi; by surface analysis, ge- +‎ fassen. Cognate with Plautdietsch Jefäss.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈfɛːs/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈfeːs/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Hyphenation: Ge‧fäß
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Noun

Gefäß n (strong, genitive Gefäßes, plural Gefäße)

  1. (anatomy) vessel
  2. container, jar, pot

Declension

Declension of Gefäß
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Gefäß die Gefäße
genitive eines des Gefäßes der Gefäße
dative einem dem Gefäß, Gefäße1 den Gefäßen
accusative ein das Gefäß die Gefäße

1Now rare, see notes.

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