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 cultural region, former administrative region and historical province of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est)

Related terms

• Elsässer
• elsässisch
  • Elsässisch

Swedish

Proper noun

Elsass n

1. Alsace (a cultural region, former administrative region and historical province of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est)

Derived terms

• elsassare
• elsassisk

Anagrams

• Lasses