"Wasen" meaning in German

See Wasen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: De-Wasen.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German wase, from Old High German waso (“lawn, sod”), from Proto-West Germanic *wasō, from Proto-Germanic *wasô, *waisǭ (“slime, muck”). Cognate with Dutch waas, French gazon. See also Rasen. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|wase||}} Middle High German wase, {{inh|de|goh|waso||lawn, sod}} Old High German waso (“lawn, sod”), {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*wasō}} Proto-West Germanic *wasō, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*wasô}} Proto-Germanic *wasô, {{cog|nl|waas}} Dutch waas, {{cog|fr|gazon}} French gazon Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Wasen m (strong, genitive Wasens, plural Wasen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Wasens [genitive], Wasen [plural], strong [table-tags], Wasen [nominative, singular], Wasen [definite, nominative, plural], Wasens [genitive, singular], Wasen [definite, genitive, plural], Wasen [dative, singular], Wasen [dative, definite, plural], Wasen [accusative, singular], Wasen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (archaic) lawn, turf, sod Tags: archaic, masculine, strong Synonyms: Rasen
    Sense id: en-Wasen-de-noun-5KJ~8G~T
  2. wet meadow Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Wiese
    Sense id: en-Wasen-de-noun-x51r4sQ0 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Landforms Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Landforms: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Wasenmeister

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1982, Gudrun Embacher, Der Narr Wohlgemuth, Berg / Starnberger See: Hohenstaufen Verlag, →ISBN, page 180:",
          "text": "Hinten im Wirtschaftshof kollerte ein Truthahn, der sehr nahe Ombrone zerrte ärgerlich murrend an den Uferrändern und unterwusch den Wasen und kaute große Stücke ab; es war kalt, die Bergketten des Apennin bis tief herunter verschneit, das Tal lehmgrau und da und dort auch düster grün, fast schmutziggrün, wo sich Pinien zu einem lockeren Wäldchen gesellten.",
          "translation": "Back in the yard a turkey gobbled, the very close Ombrone tore irately at the shores and undercut the lawn and gnawed off large chunks of it; it was cold, the mountain ranges of the Apennine snowy up to the very bottom, the valley clay-gray and here and there also of an eerie green tint, almost dirty-green, where pines join a sparse forest.",
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          "ref": "1982, Gudrun Embacher, Der Narr Wohlgemuth, Berg / Starnberger See: Hohenstaufen Verlag, →ISBN, page 180:",
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