"Muss" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /mʊs/ Audio: De-Muss.ogg Forms: Muss [genitive], neuter strong [table-tags], Muss [nominative, singular], Muss [genitive, singular], Muss [dative, singular], Muss [accusative, singular]
Rhymes: -ʊs Etymology: Substantivization of muss (“must”), third-person singular present indicative of müssen (“to have to”). Etymology templates: {{m|de|muss||must}} muss (“must”), {{m|de|müssen||to have to}} müssen (“to have to”) Head templates: {{de-noun|n,-.sg}} Muss n (strong, genitive Muss, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,-.sg}}
  1. necessity, a must Tags: neuter, no-plural, strong Synonyms: Notwendigkeit, Muß (english: superseded)
    Sense id: en-Muss-de-noun-eP3t~AYl Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

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