Nuss

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See also: nuss and Nuß

Alemannic German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German and Old High German nuz, from Proto-West Germanic *hnut, from Proto-Germanic *hnuts. Cognate with German Nuss, Dutch noot, English nut, Icelandic hnut.

Noun

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Nuss f

  1. (Uri) nut (hard-shelled seed)

References

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German nuȥ, from Old High German nuz, from Proto-West Germanic *hnut, from Proto-Germanic *hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European *knew-. Compare Dutch noot, English nut, Danish nød, Swedish nöt.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nʊs/
  • Rhymes: -ʊs
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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Nuss f (genitive Nuss, plural Nüsse, diminutive Nüsschen n or Nüsslein n)

  1. nut

Usage notes

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The spelling Nuss has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, it had already been standard since ⟨ß⟩ was deprecated in the 1930s.

Declension

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Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Nuss” in Duden online
  • Nuss” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

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Etymology

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From Middle High German and Old High German nuz, from Proto-West Germanic *hnut, from Proto-Germanic *hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European *knew-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Nuss f (nominative plural Niss, diminutive Nissje)

  1. nut

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German and Old High German nuz. Cognate with German Nuss, Dutch noot, English nut, Icelandic hnut.

Noun

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Nuss f (plural Niss)

  1. nut