"Guss" meaning in German

See Guss in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡʊs/ Audio: De-Guss.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Rhymes: -ʊs Etymology: From Middle High German guʒ, from Old High German guʒ, from Proto-West Germanic *guti, from the root of *geutan, whence German gießen (“to pour”). Cognate with Middle Low German gȫte (Swedish göt), Old English gyte. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|guʒ}} Middle High German guʒ, {{inh|de|goh|guʒ}} Old High German guʒ, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*guti}} Proto-West Germanic *guti, {{m+|de|gießen|t=to pour}} German gießen (“to pour”), {{cog|gml|gȫte}} Middle Low German gȫte, {{cog|sv|göt}} Swedish göt, {{cog|ang|gyte}} Old English gyte Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,^e}} Guss m (strong, genitive Gusses, plural Güsse) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,^e}} Forms: Gusses [genitive], Güsse [plural], strong [table-tags], Guss [nominative, singular], Güsse [definite, nominative, plural], Gusses [genitive, singular], Güsse [definite, genitive, plural], Guss [dative, singular], Gusse [dative, singular], Güssen [dative, definite, plural], Guss [accusative, singular], Güsse [accusative, definite, plural], Guß [alternative]
  1. instance noun of gießen: a pour, pouring Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Guss-de-noun-Jc5sg-Jj Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 12 42 46
  2. (metallurgy) casting Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Guss-de-noun-zXtHq1ac Categories (other): Metallurgy, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 12 42 46 Topics: engineering, metallurgy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. short for Regenguss (“downpour; a short, heavy rainfall”) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, masculine, strong Alternative form of: Regenguss (extra: downpour; a short, heavy rainfall)
    Sense id: en-Guss-de-noun-WSaZ38jP Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 12 42 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: Glockenguss, Eisenguss, Metallguss, Regenguss, Schokoladenguss, Tortenguss, Zuckerguss Related terms: gießen, Gosse
Derived forms: aus einem Guss, Gusseisen, Gussemail, Gussstahl, Gussware, Gusswerk, Abguss, Aufguss, Ausguss, Einguss, Erguss, Fortguss

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "aus einem Guss"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Gusseisen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Gussemail"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Gussstahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Gussware"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Gusswerk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Abguss"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Aufguss"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Ausguss"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Einguss"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Erguss"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Fortguss"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "guʒ"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German guʒ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "goh",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old High German guʒ",
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "args": {
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      },
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German gȫte",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Swedish göt",
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    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Güsse",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
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        "singular"
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    },
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        "plural"
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    },
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        "singular"
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    },
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Guss",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gusse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Güssen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Guss",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Güsse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Guß",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Glockenguss"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Eisenguss"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Metallguss"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Regenguss"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schokoladenguss"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Tortenguss"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Zuckerguss"
    }
  ],
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      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "gießen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
  ],
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        }
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              4,
              8
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          ],
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            [
              2,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "english": "a pour of milk (i.e. a small quantity)",
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            "i.e. a small quantity"
          ],
          "text": "ein Guss Milch",
          "translation": "a pour of milk (i.e. a small quantity)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "instance noun of gießen: a pour, pouring"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "gießen",
          "gießen#German"
        ],
        [
          "pour",
          "pour"
        ],
        [
          "pouring",
          "pouring"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Metallurgy",
          "orig": "de:Metallurgy",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 42 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "casting"
      ],
      "id": "en-Guss-de-noun-zXtHq1ac",
      "links": [
        [
          "metallurgy",
          "metallurgy"
        ],
        [
          "casting",
          "casting"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(metallurgy) casting"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "engineering",
        "metallurgy",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
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          "word": "Regenguss"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 42 46",
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        "short for Regenguss (“downpour; a short, heavy rainfall”)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Guss-de-noun-WSaZ38jP",
      "links": [
        [
          "Regenguss",
          "Regenguss#German"
        ],
        [
          "downpour",
          "downpour"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡʊs/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Guss.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f2/De-Guss.ogg/De-Guss.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/De-Guss.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʊs"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Guss"
}
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    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:German/ʊs",
    "Rhymes:German/ʊs/1 syllable"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "aus einem Guss"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gusseisen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gussemail"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gussstahl"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gussware"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gusswerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Abguss"
    },
    {
      "word": "Aufguss"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ausguss"
    },
    {
      "word": "Einguss"
    },
    {
      "word": "Erguss"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fortguss"
    }
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    },
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      "form": "Gusses",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Güsse",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "strong",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Guss",
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      ]
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      "form": "Güsse",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gusses",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "form": "Güsse",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Guss",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Gusse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Güssen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Guss",
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      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Guß",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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      "word": "Glockenguss"
    },
    {
      "word": "Eisenguss"
    },
    {
      "word": "Metallguss"
    },
    {
      "word": "Regenguss"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schokoladenguss"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tortenguss"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zuckerguss"
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "gießen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gosse"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
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              4,
              8
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          ],
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              2,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "english": "a pour of milk (i.e. a small quantity)",
          "raw_tags": [
            "i.e. a small quantity"
          ],
          "text": "ein Guss Milch",
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        }
      ],
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        "instance noun of gießen: a pour, pouring"
      ],
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      ],
      "tags": [
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        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
      "glosses": [
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        ],
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          "casting",
          "casting"
        ]
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        "(metallurgy) casting"
      ],
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        "strong"
      ],
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        "engineering",
        "metallurgy",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
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          "word": "Regenguss"
        }
      ],
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        "German short forms"
      ],
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        "short for Regenguss (“downpour; a short, heavy rainfall”)"
      ],
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          "Regenguss#German"
        ],
        [
          "downpour",
          "downpour"
        ]
      ],
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        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
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        "strong"
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  ],
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    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Guss.ogg",
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʊs"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Guss"
}

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