Jass

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Jass, possibly a short form of a Slavic surname.

Proper noun

Jass (plural Jasses)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Jass is the 41164th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 529 individuals. Jass is most common among White (73.16%) and Hispanic/Latino (23.06%) individuals.

Further reading

Alemannic German

Etymology

Of Dutch origin and probably related to jack.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

Jass m (diminutive Jässli)

  1. (card games) jass

Descendants

  • → English: jass

References

  1. ^ Parlett, D. (1991). A history of card games. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, p. 293

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • Jaas (western Ripuarian)
  • Gass (eastern Moselle Franconian)
  • Gaß (western Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Middle High German gazze, from Old High German gazza, from Proto-Germanic *gatwǭ (compare German Gasse).

Pronunciation

Noun

Jass f (plural Jasse, diminutive Jässje)

  1. (Ripuarian) lane, alley (small street)

Estonian

Proper noun

Jass

  1. a male given name

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Alemannic German Jass, from Dutch.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Jass m (strong, genitive Jasses, no plural)

  1. (card games) jass

Declension

Declension of Jass
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Jass
genitive eines des Jasses
dative einem dem Jass, Jasse1
accusative einen den Jass

1Now rare, see notes.

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