Geäse

German

Etymology

Hunters' jargon for "mouth, feed" (1st half of the 18th century), from Middle High German geæʒe (“fodder, esp. bird feed”) (14th century), from Middle High German æʒen, a derivation of āʒ (“eating, animal feed”). By surface analysis, ge- +‎ äsen (“to graze, browse, said of deer”). Cognate with German Äsung (“feed, nourishment”) (mid 16th century), Äser (“mouth”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡəˈʔɛːzə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
IPA^(key): /ɡəˈʔeːzə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Hyphenation: Ge‧ä‧se

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Rhymes: -eːzə

Noun

Geäse n (strong, genitive Geäses, plural Geäse)

(hunting) pasture, fodder or feeding ground for deer
deer's mouth, muzzle, snout

Declension

Declension of Geäse [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Geäse	die	Geäse
genitive	eines	des	Geäses	der	Geäse
dative	einem	dem	Geäse	den	Geäsen
accusative	ein	das	Geäse	die	Geäse