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Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German and Old High German nuz, from Proto-West Germanic *hnut, from Proto-Germanic *hnuts. Cognate with German Nuss, Dutch noot, English nut, Icelandic hnut.
Noun
Nuss f
- (Uri) nut (hard-shelled seed)
References
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German nuȥ, from Old High German nuz, from Proto-West Germanic *hnut, from Proto-Germanic *hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European *knew-. Compare Dutch noot, English nut, Danish nød, Swedish nöt.
Pronunciation
Noun
Nuss f (genitive Nuss, plural Nüsse, diminutive Nüsschen n or Nüsslein n)
- nut
Usage notes
The spelling Nuss 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.
Declension
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
- harte Nuss (“tough nut to crack, tough cookie”)
- eine harte Nuss zu knacken haben
- hohle Nuss, Kopfnuss
- Nussbaum, Nussecke, Nussfrucht, Nussfüllung, Nusskern, Nussknacker, Nusskuchen, Nussmus, Nussmuschel, Nusspli, Nussriegel, Nussschale, Nussschinken, Nussschokolade, Nusstorte, Nusszange
Further reading
- “Nuss” in Duden online
- “Nuss” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German and Old High German nuz, from Proto-West Germanic *hnut, from Proto-Germanic *hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European *knew-.
Pronunciation
Noun
Nuss f (plural Niss, diminutive Nissje)
- nut
Derived terms
Further reading
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German and Old High German nuz. Cognate with German Nuss, Dutch noot, English nut, Icelandic hnut.
Noun
Nuss f (plural Niss)
- nut