Gelass

See also: Gelaß

German

Alternative forms

Gelaß (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German gelāz, from Old High German gilāz, from Proto-Germanic *galētą, *lētą (“a letting”). Cognate with Old English ġelǣt, ġelǣte. More at English leat.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡəˈlas/
Rhymes: -as
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Noun

Gelass n (strong, genitive Gelasses, plural Gelasse)

small chamber

Declension

Declension of Gelass [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Gelass	die	Gelasse
genitive	eines	des	Gelasses	der	Gelasse
dative	einem	dem	Gelass, Gelasse¹	den	Gelassen
accusative	ein	das	Gelass	die	Gelasse

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

“Gelass” in Duden online

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