Fass

See also: fass and Faß

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate to German Faß.

Noun

Fass n (plural Fässer, diminutive Fässli)

  1. barrel, keg, cask

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German vaz, from Old High German faz, from Proto-West Germanic *fat. Cognate with Dutch vat, English vat, fat (which see).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fas/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -as

Noun

Fass n (strong, genitive Fasses, plural Fässer or (optionally after numerals) Fass, diminutive Fässchen n)

  1. barrel, keg, cask

Usage notes
  • The spelling Fass 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 (Faß) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling.

Declension
Declension of Fass [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Fass die Fässer, Fass2
genitive eines des Fasses der Fässer, Fass2
dative einem dem Fass, Fasse1 den Fässern, Fass2
accusative ein das Fass die Fässer, Fass2

1Now rare, see notes.
2Optionally after numerals.

Hyponyms

See also

Further reading
  • “Fass” in Duden online
  • “Fass” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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