Käse

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German

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Alternative forms

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  • Käs (regional and Austria, also informal)
  • Kas (regional and Austria)

Etymology

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From Middle High German kæse, from Old High German chāsi, from Proto-West Germanic *kāsī (cheese).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛːzə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
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    • Rhymes: -ɛːzə
  • IPA(key): /ˈkeːzə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • IPA(key): /ˈkeːz̥ɛ/, /ˈkeːsɛ/ (southern Germany and Austria)

Noun

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Käse m (strong, genitive Käses, plural Käse)

  1. cheese
  2. (informal) nonsense

Usage notes

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  • Käse is an irregular noun as it is the only masculine ending in [ə] that follows the strong declension.

Declension

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Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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