Truchsess
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Truchseß (pre-1996 spelling)
Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German truhtsæze (“steward”), from Old High German truhtsāzzo, compound of trucht (“host”) + sazzo (“one who sits”). The first part goes back to Proto-Germanic *druhtiz (“troop”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ- (“to support”). Doublet of Drost (“reeve, bailiff”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Truchsess m (strong or weak, genitive Truchsesses or Truchsessen, plural Truchsesse or Truchsessen)
- (historical) steward of a princely household, sewer
Declension
[edit]Declension of Truchsess [masculine, strong // weak]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Truchsess | die | Truchsesse, Truchsessen |
genitive | eines | des | Truchsesses, Truchsessen | der | Truchsesse, Truchsessen |
dative | einem | dem | Truchsess, Truchsesse1, Truchsessen | den | Truchsessen |
accusative | einen | den | Truchsess, Truchsessen | die | Truchsesse, Truchsessen |
1Now rare, see notes.
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