Elsass

See also: Elsaß

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Elsass.

Proper noun

Elsass (plural Elsasses)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Elsass is the 37735^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 589 individuals. Elsass is most common among White (98.81%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Elsass”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 524.

German

Alternative forms

• Elsaß

Etymology

Formerly Elsāzzun ("those dwelling outside"). From Old High German Elisāzo, the first element from Proto-Germanic *aljaz (“other”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛlzas/

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Proper noun

das Elsass n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Elsass or des Elsasses)

1. Alsace (a region, former administrative region, and historical province of France, located on the west bank of the upper Rhine; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est)

Related terms

• Elsässer
• elsässisch
  • Elsässisch

Swedish

Proper noun

Elsass n

1. Alsace (a region, former administrative region, and historical province of France, located on the west bank of the upper Rhine; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est)

Derived terms

• elsassare
• elsassisk

Anagrams

• Lasses