Schloss
English
editEtymology
editProper noun
editSchloss (plural Schlosses)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Schloss is the 14349th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2085 individuals. Schloss is most common among White (89.64%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Schloss”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Alemannic German
editEtymology
editNoun
editSchloss n (plural Schlösser)
German
editAlternative forms
edit- Schloß (pre-1996 orthography)
Etymology
editFrom Middle High German slōz, from Old High German sloz, ablaut to the verb schließen. Cognate with Dutch slot (“lock”), Hunsrik Schloss (“lock”), English slot.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editSchloss n (strong, genitive Schlosses, plural Schlösser, diminutive Schlösschen n or Schlösslein n)
- lock, padlock (something used for fastening)
- hinter Schloss und Riegel ― in prison, under lock and key
- (firearms) lock (firing mechanism)
- (architecture) castle (château, palace, not fortified)
Declension
editDeclension of Schloss [neuter, strong]
Hyponyms
editlock
gun mechanism
castle
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Schloss” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schloss” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Schloss” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Schloss” in Duden online
- Schloss on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Hunsrik
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German slōz, from Old High German sloz, from Proto-Germanic *slutą.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editSchloss n (nominative plural Schlesser)
- lock
- Das Schloss is kaputt.
- The lock is broken.
Declension
editDeclension of Schloss
Further reading
edit- Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Schloss”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 143
Pennsylvania German
editEtymology
editCompare German Schloss, Dutch slot, English slot.
Noun
editSchloss n (plural Schlesser)
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