Guss

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See also: guss, Guß, and Guss.

East Central German

Noun

Guss

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) sink; basin

Further reading

  • 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 55:

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German guʒ, from Old High German guz, from the root of gießen (“to pour”). Compare English gush.

Deverbal from gießen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʊs/
  • Rhymes: -ʊs
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Noun

Guss m (strong, genitive Gusses, plural Güsse)

  1. (metallurgy) casting
  2. downpour

Declension

Declension of Guss
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Guss die Güsse
genitive eines des Gusses der Güsse
dative einem dem Guss, Gusse1 den Güssen
accusative einen den Guss die Güsse

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

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