Elsass

See also: Elsaß

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Elsass.

Proper noun

Elsass (plural Elsasses)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Elsass is the 37735th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 589 individuals. Elsass is most common among White (98.81%) individuals.

Further reading

Finnish

Etymology

From German Elsass.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈelsɑs/, [ˈe̞ls̠ɑ̝s̠]
  • IPA(key): /ˈelsɑsː/, [ˈe̞ls̠ɑ̝s̠ː]
  • Rhymes: -elsɑsː
  • Syllabification(key): El‧sass
  • Hyphenation(key): El‧sass

Proper noun

Elsass

  1. Alsace (a region in France)
    Alternative form: Alsace

Declension

Inflection of Elsass (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Elsass
genitive Elsassin
partitive Elsassia
illative Elsassiin
singular plural
nominative Elsass
accusative nom. Elsass
gen. Elsassin
genitive Elsassin
partitive Elsassia
inessive Elsassissa
elative Elsassista
illative Elsassiin
adessive Elsassilla
ablative Elsassilta
allative Elsassille
essive Elsassina
translative Elsassiksi
abessive Elsassitta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Elsass (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Elsassini
accusative nom. Elsassini
gen. Elsassini
genitive Elsassini
partitive Elsassiani
inessive Elsassissani
elative Elsassistani
illative Elsassiini
adessive Elsassillani
ablative Elsassiltani
allative Elsassilleni
essive Elsassinani
translative Elsassikseni
abessive Elsassittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Elsassisi
accusative nom. Elsassisi
gen. Elsassisi
genitive Elsassisi
partitive Elsassiasi
inessive Elsassissasi
elative Elsassistasi
illative Elsassiisi
adessive Elsassillasi
ablative Elsassiltasi
allative Elsassillesi
essive Elsassinasi
translative Elsassiksesi
abessive Elsassittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Elsassimme
accusative nom. Elsassimme
gen. Elsassimme
genitive Elsassimme
partitive Elsassiamme
inessive Elsassissamme
elative Elsassistamme
illative Elsassiimme
adessive Elsassillamme
ablative Elsassiltamme
allative Elsassillemme
essive Elsassinamme
translative Elsassiksemme
abessive Elsassittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Elsassinne
accusative nom. Elsassinne
gen. Elsassinne
genitive Elsassinne
partitive Elsassianne
inessive Elsassissanne
elative Elsassistanne
illative Elsassiinne
adessive Elsassillanne
ablative Elsassiltanne
allative Elsassillenne
essive Elsassinanne
translative Elsassiksenne
abessive Elsassittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Elsassinsa
accusative nom. Elsassinsa
gen. Elsassinsa
genitive Elsassinsa
partitive Elsassiaan
Elsassiansa
inessive Elsassissaan
Elsassissansa
elative Elsassistaan
Elsassistansa
illative Elsassiinsa
adessive Elsassillaan
Elsassillansa
ablative Elsassiltaan
Elsassiltansa
allative Elsassilleen
Elsassillensa
essive Elsassinaan
Elsassinansa
translative Elsassikseen
Elsassiksensa
abessive Elsassittaan
Elsassittansa
instructive
comitative

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Formerly Elsāzzun ("those dwelling outside"). From Old High German Elisāzo, the first element from Proto-Germanic *aljaz (other).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛlzas/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Proper noun

das Elsass n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Elsass or des Elsasses)

  1. Alsace (a cultural region, former administrative region and historical province of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est)

Swedish

Proper noun

Elsass n

  1. Alsace (a cultural region, former administrative region and historical province of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est)

Derived terms

  • elsassare
  • elsassisk

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