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]- IPA(key): /ɡəˈʃɔs/
- Rhymes: -ɔs
Audio: (file) - IPA(key): /ɡəˈʃoːs/ (sometimes in Switzerland and Liechtenstein)
- Rhymes: -oːs
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]
Hyponyms
[edit]storey, floor
projectile
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]storey, floor
projectile
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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