Käs
Alemannic German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɛːs/, /kæːs/
- Hyphenation: Käs
Etymology
From Old High German chāsi, from Proto-West Germanic *kāsī, borrowed from Latin cāseus.
Noun
Käs m (plural Käs)
- cheese
German
Etymology
From Alemannic German Käs. Austrian German variant of Käse (“cheese”) (alongside Kas which is mainly used outside of Vorarlberg). Used in compounds referring to certain dishes that contain cheese such as Käsknöpfle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɛːs/
- Hyphenation: Käs
Noun
Käs m (genitive Käses, plural Käsen)
- (Austria, mainly Vorarlberg) cheese
- Synonyms: Kas, Käse
Declension
Declension of Käs (masc strong)
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Käs | die | Käsen |
genitive | eines | des | Käses | der | Käsen |
dative | einem | dem | Käs, Käse1 | den | Käsen |
accusative | einen | den | Käs | die | Käsen |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Further reading
- Ebner, Jakob (2019) Duden, Österreichisches Deutsch. Wörterbuch der Gegenwartssprache in Österreich, 5th edition, Berlin: Dudenverlag, →ISBN, page 268