Klasse

See also: klasse

German

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin classis, probably via French classe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklasə/

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• Hyphenation: Klas‧se
• Rhymes: -asə

Noun

Klasse f (genitive Klasse, plural Klassen)

1. a class; a grouping
   1. (school) form; grade; year
   2. (sociology, economics) class (grouping based on upbringing, job, wealth, etc.)
      • 2010, Der Spiegel‎^[1], number 24/2010, page 88:

        Die Furcht, ein wiedervereinigtes Deutschland werde langfristig stärker seinen nationalen Interessen nachgehen und unilateral agieren – ohne Rücksicht auf den Nachbarn also –, verfolgt seither Frankreichs politische Klasse.

        The fear that a reunited Germany would pursue its national interests more strongly in the long term and act unilaterally – hence without consideration of its neighbors – haunts the political class of France since that time.

   3. (object-oriented programming) class
2. class; excellence

Usage notes

• (school): The word Klasse usually refers to a group of ca. 20 to 35 pupils who study together. A school typically has two to five Klassen per Jahrgang or Stufe (“year”).

Sie ist in meiner Klasse. ― She’s in my form.

Depending on context, however, the word may also mean the year as a whole.

Die achte Klasse fand ich schwerer als die neunte. ― I found eighth grade more difficult than ninth.

Declension

Declension of Klasse [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Klasse	die	Klassen
genitive	einer	der	Klasse	der	Klassen
dative	einer	der	Klasse	den	Klassen
accusative	eine	die	Klasse	die	Klassen

Hyponyms

(programming):

• Gottklasse
• Hauptklasse
• Nebenklasse
• Subklasse
• Superklasse
• Testklasse
• Wrapperklasse

 

Derived terms

• klasse
• Klassenkamerad
• Klassenkampf
• Klassenlehrer
• Klassismus
• Klasse statt Masse

Descendants

• → Estonian: klass
• → Romanian: clasă
• → Serbo-Croatian: klasa / класа

Further reading

• “Klasse” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Klasse” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Klasse” in Duden online
• Klasse on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklasə/

Noun

Klasse f

1. plural of Klass