Geschoss

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See also: Geschoß

German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German geschoz, Old High German giscoz, derivation of the equivalent of schießen (“to shoot”), i.e. "that which is shot (a projectile)". The "floor, story" sense follows a semantic development "to shoot" > "to shoot up, go up quickly in height" > "levels of height" > "floor, story".[1]

Alternative forms

  • Geschoß (lengthened in Upper German, thus also standard spelling in Austrian Standard German)
  • Geschoß (Adelungsche s-Schreibung)
  • Geschooß (obsolete spelling of the lengthened form)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈʃɔs/
  • Rhymes: -ɔs
  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈʃoːs/ (sometimes in Switzerland and Liechtenstein)
  • Rhymes: -oːs

Noun

Geschoss n (strong, genitive Geschosses, plural Geschosse)

  1. projectile
    Synonym: Projektil
  2. storey, floor
    Synonyms: Stockwerk, Stock, Ebene, Etage
Usage notes
  • The spelling Geschoss has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In Austrian Standard German the spelling with ß is retained because of the lengthened vowel.
Declension
Declension of Geschoss
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Geschoss die Geschosse
genitive eines des Geschosses der Geschosse
dative einem dem Geschoss, Geschosse1 den Geschossen
accusative ein das Geschoss die Geschosse

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms
(storey, floor):
(projectile):
Derived terms
(storey, floor):
(projectile):

Etymology 2

ge- +‎ Schoss m, the latter being something shot (√ schießen) and later also something zugeschossen according to modern terminology and hence this tax.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

Geschoss m (strong, genitive Geschosses, plural Geschosse)

  1. (historical) a kind of tax paid by landowners or cities for protection by their sovereign
Declension
Declension of Geschoss
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Geschoss die Geschosse
genitive eines des Geschosses der Geschosse
dative einem dem Geschoss den Geschossen
accusative einen den Geschoss die Geschosse

References

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Geschoss”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

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