Wasserfass

German

Alternative forms

Wasserfaß (superseded)

Etymology

From Wasser (“water”) +‎ Fass (“barrel, keg”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvasɐˌfas/
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Hyphenation: Was‧ser‧fass

Noun

Wasserfass n (strong, genitive Wasserfasses, plural Wasserfässer, diminutive Wasserfässchen n)

water barrel
(nautical) scuttlebutt

Declension

Declension of Wasserfass [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Wasserfass	die	Wasserfässer
genitive	eines	des	Wasserfasses	der	Wasserfässer
dative	einem	dem	Wasserfass, Wasserfasse¹	den	Wasserfässern
accusative	ein	das	Wasserfass	die	Wasserfässer

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms

Wasserbehälter

Hyponyms

Regenwasserfass (“rain barrel”)

Coordinate terms

Bierfass, Weinfass

Further reading

“Wasserfass” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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