"Gefäß" meaning in German

See Gefäß in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡəˈfɛːs/, /ɡəˈfeːs/ Audio: De-Gefäß.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From Middle High German gevǣȥe, from Old High German givāȥi; by surface analysis, ge- + fassen. Cognate with Plautdietsch Jefäss. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|gevǣȥe}} Middle High German gevǣȥe, {{inh|de|goh|givāȥi}} Old High German givāȥi, {{surf|de|ge-|fassen|nocap=1}} by surface analysis, ge- + fassen, {{cog|pdt|Jefäss}} Plautdietsch Jefäss Head templates: {{de-noun|n}} Gefäß n (strong, genitive Gefäßes, plural Gefäße) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Gefäßes [genitive], Gefäße [plural], strong [table-tags], Gefäß [nominative, singular], Gefäße [definite, nominative, plural], Gefäßes [genitive, singular], Gefäße [definite, genitive, plural], Gefäß [dative, singular], Gefäße [dative, singular], Gefäßen [dative, definite, plural], Gefäß [accusative, singular], Gefäße [accusative, definite, plural], Gefäss [alternative, Liechtenstein, Switzerland]
  1. (anatomy) vessel Tags: neuter, strong Synonyms (blood vessel): Ader, Blutader
    Sense id: en-Gefäß-de-noun-LfVxLhzz Categories (other): Anatomy, German entries with incorrect language header, German terms prefixed with ge-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 81 3 16 Disambiguation of German terms prefixed with ge-: 45 10 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 5 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 2 9 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'blood vessel': 100 0 0
  2. container, jar, pot Tags: neuter, strong Synonyms (container): Behälter
    Sense id: en-Gefäß-de-noun-~G6qatxg Disambiguation of 'container': 0 100 0
  3. hilt Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Gefäß-de-noun-QmiKvhS6 Categories (other): German terms prefixed with ge- Disambiguation of German terms prefixed with ge-: 45 10 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gefäßartig, gefäßförmig

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "gefäßartig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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      "gevǣȥe",
      "gevæze#Middle_High_German"
    ],
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    ],
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      "ge-",
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      "form": "Gefäßes",
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      "form": "Gefäße",
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        "dative",
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    }
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        "Ge",
        "fäß"
      ]
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      "args": {
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Blutgefäß"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Dewargefäß"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Glasgefäß"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Keramikgefäß"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Kranzgefäß"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Lagergefäß"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Silbergefäß"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Staubgefäß"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Trinkgefäß"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Trinkgeldgefäß"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Tongefäß"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Gefäßerweiterung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Gefäßpflanze"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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        },
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          "_dis": "74 5 21",
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          "_dis": "89 2 9",
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          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "sense": "blood vessel",
          "word": "Ader"
        },
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          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "sense": "blood vessel",
          "word": "Blutader"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
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      ],
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        ],
        [
          "jar",
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        ],
        [
          "pot",
          "pot"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0",
          "sense": "container",
          "word": "Behälter"
        }
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      ]
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          "hilt"
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡəˈfɛːs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡəˈfeːs/"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "de:"
  ],
  "word": "Gefäß"
}
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    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms prefixed with ge-",
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  "derived": [
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      "word": "gefäßartig"
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      "word": "gefäßförmig"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "Blutgefäß"
    },
    {
      "word": "Dewargefäß"
    },
    {
      "word": "Glasgefäß"
    },
    {
      "word": "Keramikgefäß"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kranzgefäß"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lagergefäß"
    },
    {
      "word": "Silbergefäß"
    },
    {
      "word": "Staubgefäß"
    },
    {
      "word": "Trinkgefäß"
    },
    {
      "word": "Trinkgeldgefäß"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tongefäß"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gefäßerweiterung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gefäßpflanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gefäßsystem"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gefäßverengung"
    },
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      "word": "Gefäßwand"
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "ipa": "/ɡəˈfɛːs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡəˈfeːs/"
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      "sense": "container",
      "word": "Behälter"
    },
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      "sense": "blood vessel",
      "word": "Ader"
    },
    {
      "sense": "blood vessel",
      "word": "Blutader"
    }
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}

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