Fraß

See also: frass, Frass, and fraß

German

Alternative forms

• Frass (Switzerland, Liechtenstein, often also Luxembourg, South Tyrol)

Etymology

From Middle High German vrāz, from Old High German frāz, from Proto-Germanic *fr(a)ētaz, derived from *fr(a)etaną, whence German fressen (“to eat”). Cognate with Dutch vraat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʁaːs/

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• Rhymes: -aːs

Noun

Fraß m (genitive Fraßes, plural Fraße, female Fräßin)

1. the food of an animal, especially its prey

   Ein Reh ist ein guter Fraß für einen Wolf.

   A roe is a good piece of food for a wolf.

2. (derogatory) grub (human food)

   Jeden Tag gibt’s hier denselben Fraß.

   It’s every day the same grub in here.

3. consumption, corrosion (something destroyed by a natural force, such as fire or acid)

   Das Haus wurde ein Fraß der Flammen.

   The house fell prey to the fire.

   Lochfraß ― pitting corrosion

4. glutton

Derived terms

• Flächenfraß
• Vielfraß

Further reading

• “Fraß” in Duden online
• “Fraß” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.