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vass

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See also: Vass, váss, and vass-

Cimbrian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vaz, from Old High German faz, from Proto-Germanic *fatą (vessel, container). Cognate with German Fass, Dutch vat, English vat, Icelandic fat.

Noun

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vass n (plural vèssardiminutive vèssle)

  1. (Sette Comuni) vat, tub
    De baibar habent gabèsset au an vass gaplèttarakh.The women washed a tub of clothing.

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References

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  • “bass” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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vass

  1. imperative of vassa

Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vas/
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Etymology 1

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From Old Swedish hvas, from Old Norse hvǫss, hvass, from Proto-Germanic *hwassaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷh₁dstós.

Alternative forms

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Adjective

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vass (comparative vassare, superlative vassast)

  1. sharp (able to cut easily)
  2. (figuratively) sharp
    vass tunga
    sharp tongue
Declension
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Inflection of vass
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular vass vassare vassast
neuter singular vasst vassare vassast
plural vassa vassare vassast
masculine plural2 vasse vassare vassast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 vasse vassare vassaste
all vassa vassare vassaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Etymology 2

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From Old Swedish vas, from Proto-Germanic *wassaz, possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (water, wet).

Noun

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vass c

  1. reed
  2. a clump of reeds
  3. reed bed
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