söß

See also: söss

Central Franconian

Alternative forms
  • seeß (northern Moselle Franconian)
  • sieß (southern Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German suozi, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zøːs/

Adjective

söß (masculine söße, feminine söß, comparative sößer, superlative et' sößte)

  1. (Ripuarian) sweet

Low German

Numeral

söß

  1. six
    • 1861, Wilh. Heyse, Pünschendörp. Plattdütsche Lauschens, Dichtels un Rimels in mekelnbörger Mundart, Neubrandenburg, p. 33:
      [...] as de Klock is söß [...]
      [...] at six o'clock [...]
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