Käse

• Käs (regional and Austria, also informal)
• Kas (regional and Austria)

From Middle High German kæse, from Old High German chāsi, from Proto-West Germanic *kāsī (“cheese”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛːzə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)

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  • Rhymes: -ɛːzə
• IPA^(key): /ˈkeːzə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)

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  • Rhymes: -eːzə
• IPA^(key): /ˈkeːz̥ɛ/, /ˈkeːsɛ/ (southern Germany and Austria)

Käse m (strong, genitive Käses, plural Käse)

1. cheese
2. (informal) nonsense

• Käse is an irregular noun as it is the only masculine ending in [ə] that follows the strong declension.

• “Käse” in Duden online
• “Käse” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache