Dress

See also: dress and Dreß

German

Alternative forms
  • Dreß (superseded)

Etymology

19th century, from English dress.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dʁɛs/, [dʁɛs]
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Dress m or f (strong or mixed, genitive Dresses or Dress, plural Dresse or Dressen)

  1. (especially sports) dress (apparel suited for a particular purpose)
    vornehmer Dress ― formal dress
    der Dress der Mannschaft ― the sports team's outfits

Declension
Declension of Dress [masculine // feminine, strong // mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein, eine der, die Dress die Dresse, Dressen
genitive eines, einer des, der Dresses, Dress der Dresse, Dressen
dative einem, einer dem, der Dress, Dresse1 den Dressen
accusative einen, eine den, die Dress die Dresse, Dressen

1Now uncommon, see notes.

Further reading
  • “Dress” in Duden online
  • “Dress” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Borrowed from English dress.

Noun

Dress f (plural Dresse)

  1. dress
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