Rasen

See also: rasen

German

Etymology

From north-eastern Middle High German rase, probably from Middle Low German wrāse (“sod, turf”), though the two could also be cognate forms. Further origin presumably a variant of Middle Low German wāse, from Old Saxon waso, from Proto-West Germanic *wasō (“moisture, slime, muck”) which has been inherited as German Wasen.[1]

The intermitting r might be due to influence from dialectal forms of Brodem (“haze, fume”), notably Bratten, Wraten, Frādem, Frātem, Frāsem.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈraːzən/, [ˈʁäːzən], [ˈʁäːzn̩]
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Noun

Rasen m (strong, genitive Rasens, plural Rasen)

  1. lawn
    Synonym: (chiefly when large, or informal) Wiese
  2. turf

Declension

Declension of Rasen [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Rasen die Rasen
genitive eines des Rasens der Rasen
dative einem dem Rasen den Rasen
accusative einen den Rasen die Rasen

Derived terms

References

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

Further reading

  • “Rasen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Rasen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Rasen” in Duden online
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