Nuss

See also: nuss and Nuß

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German nuz, from Proto-Germanic *hnuts. Cognate with German Nuss, Dutch noot, English nut, Icelandic hnut.

Noun

Nuss f

  1. (Uri) nut (hard-shelled seed)

References
  • “Nuss” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co.

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old High German nuz, from Proto-Germanic *hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European *knew-. Compare Dutch noot, English nut, Danish nød, Swedish nöt.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nʊs/
  • Rhymes: -ʊs
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Noun

Nuss f (genitive Nuss, plural Nüsse, diminutive Nüsschen n or Nüsslein n)

  1. nut

Usage notes

The spelling Nuss has been the prescribed spelling 1996 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
Declension of Nuss
singular plural
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

Derived terms

Further reading
  • Nuss in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Old High German nuz, from Proto-Germanic *hnuts. Cognate with German Nuss, Dutch noot, English nut, Icelandic hnut.

Noun

Nuss f (plural Niss)

  1. nut
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