Nuss
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
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co.
German
Alternative forms
- Nuß (superseded)
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
- IPA(key): /nʊs/
- Rhymes: -ʊs
Audio (file)
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
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Nuss | die | Nüsse |
genitive | einer | der | Nuss | der | Nüsse |
dative | einer | der | Nuss | den | Nüssen |
accusative | eine | die | Nuss | die | Nüsse |
Hyponyms
- Erdnuss
- Haselnuss
- Kokosnuss
- Muskatnuss
- Paranuss
- Schwarznuss (“black walnut”)
- Walnuss
Derived terms
- Brechnuss
- harte Nuss (“tough nut to crack, tough cookie”)
- hohle Nuss
- Kopfnuss
- nussig
- Nussknacker
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
- IPA(key): /nus/
Noun
Nuss f (plural Niss, diminutive Nissje)
- nut
Derived terms
- Nussbaam
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
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