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Käs

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Alemannic German

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Etymology

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From Old High German chāsi, from Proto-West Germanic *kāsī, borrowed from Latin cāseus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɛːs/, /kæːs/
  • Hyphenation: Käs

Noun

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Käs m (plural Käs)

  1. cheese

Derived terms

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Alemannic German Käs. Austrian German variant of Käse (cheese) (alongside Kas which is mainly used outside of Vorarlberg). Used in compounds referring to certain dishes that contain cheese such as Käsknöpfle.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɛːs/
  • Hyphenation: Käs

Noun

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Käs m (mixed, genitive Käses, plural Käsen)

  1. (Austria, mainly Vorarlberg) cheese
    Synonyms: Kas, Käse

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Ebner, Jakob (2019) Duden, Österreichisches Deutsch. Wörterbuch der Gegenwartssprache in Österreich, 5th edition, Berlin: Dudenverlag, →ISBN, page 268