Geschoss
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See also: Geschoß
German[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle High German geschoz, Old High German giscoz, derivation of the equivalent of schießen.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Geschoss n (strong, genitive Geschosses, plural Geschosse)
Usage notes[edit]
- The spelling Geschoss has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform).
Declension[edit]
Declension of Geschoss [neuter, strong]
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
ge- + Schoss m, the latter being something shot (√ schießen) and later also something zugeschossen according to modern terminology and hence this tax.
Alternative forms[edit]
- Geschoß (pre-1996)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Geschoss m (strong, genitive Geschosses, plural Geschosse)
- (historical) a kind of tax paid by landowners or cities for protection by their sovereign
Declension[edit]
Declension of Geschoss [masculine, strong]
Further reading[edit]
- “Geschoss” in Duden online
- “Geschoss” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Geschoß”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
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