Schloss
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Schloss (plural Schlosses)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Schloss is the 14349th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2085 individuals. Schloss is most common among White (89.64%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Schloss”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Alemannic German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]Schloss n (plural Schlösser)
German
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Schloss_Surenburg_bei_Riesenbeck.jpg/346px-Schloss_Surenburg_bei_Riesenbeck.jpg)
Alternative forms
[edit]- Schloß (pre-1996 orthography)
Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German slōz, from Old High German sloz, ablaut to the verb schließen. Cognate with Dutch slot (“lock”), Hunsrik Schloss (“lock”), English slot.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Schloss n (strong, genitive Schlosses, plural Schlösser, diminutive Schlösschen n or Schlösslein n)
- lock, padlock (something used for fastening)
- hinter Schloss und Riegel ― in prison, under lock and key
- (firearms) lock (firing mechanism)
- (architecture) castle (château, palace, not fortified)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Schloss [neuter, strong]
Hyponyms
[edit]lock
gun mechanism
castle
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Schloss” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schloss” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Schloss” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Schloss” in Duden online
Schloss on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Hunsrik
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German slōz, from Old High German sloz, from Proto-Germanic *slutą.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Schloss n (nominative plural Schlesser)
- lock
- Das Schloss is kaputt.
- The lock is broken.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Schloss
Further reading
[edit]- Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Schloss”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português[1] (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 143
Pennsylvania German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compare German Schloss, Dutch slot, English slot.
Noun
[edit]Schloss n (plural Schlesser)
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