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Käse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Middle High German kæse, from Old High German kāsi,[1] from Proto-West Germanic *kāsī (cheese).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈkɛːzə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
    • IPA(key): /ˈkeːzə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
    • IPA(key): /ˈkeːz̥ɛ/, /ˈkeːsɛ/ (southern Germany and Austria)

    Noun

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    Käse m (strong, genitive Käses, plural Käse)

    1. cheese
    2. (informal) nonsense

    Usage notes

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    • Käse is an irregular noun as it is the only masculine ending in /ə/ that follows the strong declension.

    Declension

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    Hyponyms

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    Derived terms

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    References

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    1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Käse”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

    Further reading

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    • Käse” in Duden online
    • Käse” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache