Masculine
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Käse

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) cheese
  2. (informal, masculine, strong) nonsense

Frequency

B2
Dialects

Appenzell Innerrhoden

Appenzell Innerrhoden

chääs

Appenzell Innerrhoden

Appenzell Innerrhoden

chäs

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

chäs

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

kääs

Basel-Stadt

Basel-Stadt

kääs

Fribourg

Fribourg

chees

Fribourg

Fribourg

chies

St. Gallen

St. Gallen

kääs

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɛːzə/
Etymology

In summary

Etymology tree Latin cāseusbor. Proto-Germanic *kāsijaz Proto-West Germanic *kāsī Old High German kāsi German Käse Inherited from Middle High German kæse, from Old High German kāsi, from Proto-West Germanic *kāsī (“cheese”).

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