Brasse

See also: brasse and brassé

German

Alternative forms

• Brachse, Brachsen, Brachsmen (southern)

Etymology

A Central and Low German form with -ss- for -chs-, from northern Middle High German and Middle Low German brassem, from Old High German brahsma, from Proto-West Germanic *brahsima, from Proto-Germanic *brahsmǭ, perhaps from *brehwanaz (“shining, glittery, sparkly”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerek- (“to shine”), see also English braid (verb).

The form has widely replaced the more southern Brachse(n) in standard usage. Cognate with Dutch brasem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʁasə/

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• Rhymes: -asə

Noun

Brasse f (genitive Brasse, plural Brassen)

1. carp bream (a fish)

Declension

Declension of Brasse [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Brasse	die	Brassen
genitive	einer	der	Brasse	der	Brassen
dative	einer	der	Brasse	den	Brassen
accusative	eine	die	Brasse	die	Brassen

Derived terms

• Goldbrasse

Proper noun

Brasse m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Brasses or (with an article) Brasse, feminine genitive Brasse, plural Brasses or Brasse)

1. a surname

Further reading

• “Brasse” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Brasse” in Duden online