Käs

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German chāsi, from Proto-West Germanic *kāsī, borrowed from Latin cāseus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɛːs/, /kæːs/
  • Hyphenation: Käs

Noun

Käs m (plural Käs)

  1. cheese

Derived terms
  • Käswasser

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Alemannic German Käs. Austrian German variant of Käse (“cheese”) (alongside Kas which is mainly used outside of Vorarlberg). Used in compounds referring to certain dishes that contain cheese such as Käsknöpfle.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɛːs/
  • Hyphenation: Käs

Noun

Käs m (mixed, genitive Käses, plural Käsen)

  1. (Austria, mainly Vorarlberg) cheese
    Synonyms: Kas, Käse

Declension
Declension of Käs [masculine, mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Käs die Käsen
genitive eines des Käses der Käsen
dative einem dem Käs, Käse1 den Käsen
accusative einen den Käs die Käsen

1Now uncommon, see notes.

Further reading
  • Ebner, Jakob (2019) Duden, Österreichisches Deutsch. Wörterbuch der Gegenwartssprache in Österreich, 5th edition, Berlin: Dudenverlag, →ISBN, page 268
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