Verlass

See also: verlass and Verlaß

German

Alternative forms

• Verlaß (pre-1996)

Etymology

From Middle High German verlāz (“inheritance; inaction”), from the same root as verlassen. The sense of reliance is a calque of Middle Low German verlāt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈlas/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -as

Noun

Verlass m (strong, genitive Verlasses, no plural)

1. reliance

Declension

Declension of Verlass [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Verlass
genitive	eines	des	Verlasses
dative	einem	dem	Verlass, Verlasse1
accusative	einen	den	Verlass

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Verlass” in Duden online