Jass

See also: jass

Alemannic German

Pronunciation

(Zurich) IPA^(key): /jɑs/

Noun

Jass m (diminutive Jässli)

(card games) jass

Descendants

→ English: jass

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

Gass (eastern Moselle Franconian)
Gaß (western Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German gazza, from Proto-Germanic *gatwǭ (compare German Gasse).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jas/

Noun

Jass f (plural Jasse, diminutive Jässje)

(Ripuarian) lane, alley (small street)

Estonian

Proper noun

Jass

A male given name

Related terms

Ants, Hannes, Hans, Jaan, Johan, Johannes, Juhan, Juho, Jukk, Juss

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Alemannic German Jass, from Dutch.

Noun

Jass m (genitive Jasses, no plural)

(card games) jass

Further reading

Jass on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
Jass in Duden online
“Jass” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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