English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Elsass.
Proper noun
Elsass (plural Elsasses)
- 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
- Alsace (a region in France)
- Alternative form: Alsace
Declension
| Inflection of Elsass (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Elsass
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| genitive
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Elsassin
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| partitive
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Elsassia
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—
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| illative
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Elsassiin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Elsass
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Elsass
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—
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| gen.
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Elsassin
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| genitive
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Elsassin
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—
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| partitive
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Elsassia
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| inessive
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Elsassissa
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—
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| elative
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Elsassista
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—
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| illative
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Elsassiin
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—
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| adessive
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Elsassilla
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—
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| ablative
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Elsassilta
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| allative
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Elsassille
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—
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| essive
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Elsassina
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—
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| translative
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Elsassiksi
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| abessive
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Elsassitta
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Elsassini
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| accusative
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nom.
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Elsassini
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—
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| gen.
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Elsassini
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| genitive
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Elsassini
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—
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| partitive
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Elsassiani
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—
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| inessive
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Elsassissani
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—
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| elative
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Elsassistani
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| illative
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Elsassiini
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—
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| adessive
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Elsassillani
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—
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| ablative
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Elsassiltani
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—
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| allative
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Elsassilleni
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—
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| essive
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Elsassinani
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—
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| translative
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Elsassikseni
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—
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| abessive
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Elsassittani
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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—
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Elsassisi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Elsassisi
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—
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| gen.
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Elsassisi
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| genitive
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Elsassisi
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| partitive
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Elsassiasi
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—
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| inessive
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Elsassissasi
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—
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| elative
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Elsassistasi
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—
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| illative
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Elsassiisi
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—
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| adessive
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Elsassillasi
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—
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| ablative
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Elsassiltasi
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—
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| allative
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Elsassillesi
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—
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| essive
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Elsassinasi
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—
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| translative
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Elsassiksesi
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—
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| abessive
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Elsassittasi
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Elsassimme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Elsassimme
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—
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| gen.
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Elsassimme
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| genitive
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Elsassimme
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—
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| partitive
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Elsassiamme
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—
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| inessive
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Elsassissamme
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—
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| elative
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Elsassistamme
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—
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| illative
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Elsassiimme
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—
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| adessive
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Elsassillamme
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—
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| ablative
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Elsassiltamme
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—
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| allative
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Elsassillemme
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—
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| essive
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Elsassinamme
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—
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| translative
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Elsassiksemme
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—
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| abessive
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Elsassittamme
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Elsassinne
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Elsassinne
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—
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| gen.
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Elsassinne
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| genitive
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Elsassinne
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—
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| partitive
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Elsassianne
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—
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| inessive
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Elsassissanne
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—
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| elative
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Elsassistanne
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—
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| illative
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Elsassiinne
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—
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| adessive
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Elsassillanne
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—
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| ablative
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Elsassiltanne
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—
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| allative
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Elsassillenne
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—
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| essive
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Elsassinanne
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—
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| translative
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Elsassiksenne
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—
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| abessive
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Elsassittanne
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Elsassinsa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Elsassinsa
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—
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| gen.
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Elsassinsa
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| genitive
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Elsassinsa
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—
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| partitive
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Elsassiaan Elsassiansa
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| inessive
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Elsassissaan Elsassissansa
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—
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| elative
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Elsassistaan Elsassistansa
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—
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| illative
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Elsassiinsa
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—
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| adessive
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Elsassillaan Elsassillansa
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—
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| ablative
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Elsassiltaan Elsassiltansa
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—
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| allative
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Elsassilleen Elsassillensa
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—
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| essive
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Elsassinaan Elsassinansa
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—
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| translative
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Elsassikseen Elsassiksensa
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—
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| abessive
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Elsassittaan Elsassittansa
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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German
Etymology
Formerly Elsāzzun ("those dwelling outside").
From Old High German Elisāzo, the first element from Proto-Germanic *aljaz (“other”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
das Elsass n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Elsass or des Elsasses)
- 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
- Alsace (a cultural region, former administrative region and historical province of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est)
Derived terms
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