Truchsess
German
Alternative forms
- Truchseß
Etymology
From Middle High German truhtsæze (“steward”), from Old High German truhtsāzzo, compound of trucht (“host”) + sazzo (“one who sits”). The first part goes back to Proto-Germanic *druhtiz (“troop”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ- (“to support”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʁʊxzɛs/
- Hyphenation: Truch‧sess
Noun
Truchsess m (genitive Truchsesses or Truchsessen, plural Truchsesse)
- (historical) steward
Usage notes
- The word may be declined according to the strong or the weak pattern.
Declension
Strong declension:
Declension of Truchsess
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Truchsess | die | Truchsesse |
genitive | eines | des | Truchsesses | der | Truchsesse |
dative | einem | dem | Truchsess, Truchsesse1 | den | Truchsessen |
accusative | einen | den | Truchsess | die | Truchsesse |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Weak declension:
Declension of Truchsess
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Truchsess | die | Truchsesse |
genitive | eines | des | Truchsessen | der | Truchsesse |
dative | einem | dem | Truchsessen | den | Truchsessen |
accusative | einen | den | Truchsessen | die | Truchsesse |
Related terms
- Insasse