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German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Substantivization of muss (“must”), third-person singular present indicative of müssen (“to have to”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Muss n (strong, genitive Muss, no plural)
- necessity, a must
- Synonym: Notwendigkeit
Usage notes
- The spelling Muss has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, it had already been standard since ⟨ß⟩ was deprecated in the 1930s. In the affected areas, the previous spelling (Muß) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling.
Declension
Further reading
- “Muss” in Duden online
- “Muss” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Plautdietsch
Etymology
From the past tense of Middle Low German môten, from Old Saxon mōtan.
Noun
Muss m
- a need, a necessity, a must