Elsass

See also: Elsaß

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Elsass.

Proper noun

Elsass (plural Elsasses)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Elsass is the 37735^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 589 individuals. Elsass is most common among White (98.81%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Elsass”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 524.

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

1. Alsace (a region in France)

   Alternative form: Alsace

Declension

Inflection of Elsass (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Elsass	—
genitive		Elsassin	—
partitive		Elsassia	—
illative		Elsassiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Elsass	—
accusative	nom.	Elsass	—
	gen.	Elsassin
genitive		Elsassin	—
partitive		Elsassia	—
inessive		Elsassissa	—
elative		Elsassista	—
illative		Elsassiin	—
adessive		Elsassilla	—
ablative		Elsassilta	—
allative		Elsassille	—
essive		Elsassina	—
translative		Elsassiksi	—
abessive		Elsassitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Elsass (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Elsassini — accusative nom. Elsassini — gen. Elsassini genitive Elsassini — partitive Elsassiani — inessive Elsassissani — elative Elsassistani — illative Elsassiini — adessive Elsassillani — ablative Elsassiltani — allative Elsassilleni — essive Elsassinani — translative Elsassikseni — abessive Elsassittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Elsassisi — accusative nom. Elsassisi — gen. Elsassisi genitive Elsassisi — partitive Elsassiasi — inessive Elsassissasi — elative Elsassistasi — illative Elsassiisi — adessive Elsassillasi — ablative Elsassiltasi — allative Elsassillesi — essive Elsassinasi — translative Elsassiksesi — abessive Elsassittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Elsassimme — accusative nom. Elsassimme — gen. Elsassimme genitive Elsassimme — partitive Elsassiamme — inessive Elsassissamme — elative Elsassistamme — illative Elsassiimme — adessive Elsassillamme — ablative Elsassiltamme — allative Elsassillemme — essive Elsassinamme — translative Elsassiksemme — abessive Elsassittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Elsassinne — accusative nom. Elsassinne — gen. Elsassinne genitive Elsassinne — partitive Elsassianne — inessive Elsassissanne — elative Elsassistanne — illative Elsassiinne — adessive Elsassillanne — ablative Elsassiltanne — allative Elsassillenne — essive Elsassinanne — translative Elsassiksenne — abessive Elsassittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Elsassinsa — accusative nom. Elsassinsa — gen. Elsassinsa genitive Elsassinsa — partitive Elsassiaan Elsassiansa — inessive Elsassissaan Elsassissansa — elative Elsassistaan Elsassistansa — illative Elsassiinsa — adessive Elsassillaan Elsassillansa — ablative Elsassiltaan Elsassiltansa — allative Elsassilleen Elsassillensa — essive Elsassinaan Elsassinansa — translative Elsassikseen Elsassiksensa — abessive Elsassittaan Elsassittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

German

German Wikipedia has an article on:

Elsass

Wikipedia ^de

Alternative forms

• Elsaß

Etymology

Formerly Elsāzzun ("those dwelling outside"). From Old High German Elisāzo, the first element from Proto-Germanic *aljaz (“other”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛlzas/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

das Elsass n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Elsass or des Elsasses)

1. Alsace (a cultural region, former administrative region and historical province of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est)

Related terms

• Elsässer
• elsässisch
  • Elsässisch

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

Elsass

Wikipedia ^sv

Proper noun

Elsass n

1. Alsace (a cultural region, former administrative region and historical province of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est)

Derived terms

• elsassare
• elsassisk

Anagrams

• Lasses