Geäse

Hunters' jargon for "mouth, feed" (1st half of the 18th century), from Middle High German geæʒe (“fodder, esp. bird feed”) (14th century), from Middle High German æʒen, a derivation of āʒ (“eating, animal feed”). By surface analysis, ge- +‎ äsen (“to graze, browse, said of deer”). Cognate with German Äsung (“feed, nourishment”) (mid 16th century), Äser (“mouth”).

• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈʔɛːzə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈʔeːzə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
• Hyphenation: Ge‧ä‧se

• Rhymes: -eːzə

Geäse n (strong, genitive Geäses, plural Geäse)

1. (hunting) pasture, fodder or feeding ground for deer
2. deer's mouth, muzzle, snout