Käse

See also: kase, kásé, kâse, kaŝe, kaše, and kaşe

German

Alternative forms

Käs (now regional, colloquial)

Etymology

From Old High German chāsi, from West Germanic or late Proto-Germanic *kāsijaz, borrowed from Latin cāseus. Cognate via West Germanic with Low German Kees, Dutch kaas, West Frisian tsiis, and English cheese.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɛːzə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
IPA^(key): /keːzə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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Noun

Käse m (genitive Käses, plural Käse)

cheese
(informal) nonsense

Usage notes

Käse is an irregular noun as it is the only masculine in -e (other than "Name" and ignoring those with -ee such as Schnee and foreign words with a silent -e like Service) that does not follow the weak declension.

Declension

Declension of Käse

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Käse	die	Käse
genitive	eines	des	Käses	der	Käse
dative	einem	dem	Käse	den	Käsen
accusative	einen	den	Käse	die	Käse

Derived terms

Derived terms

Further reading

Käse in Duden online

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