Nuss

See also: nuss, Nuß, and Nùss

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. nut

Usage notes

The spelling Nuss has been the prescribed spelling 1996 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

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Nuss in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Nuss, Dutch noot, English nut.

Noun

Nuss f (plural Niss)

  1. nut
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