Truchsess

German

Alternative forms
  • Truchseß

Etymology

From Middle High German truhtsæze (“steward”), from Old High German truhtsāzzo, compound of trucht (“host”) +‎ sazzo (“one who sits”). The first part goes back to Proto-Germanic *druhtiz (“troop”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ- (“to support”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtʁʊxzɛs/
  • Hyphenation: Truch‧sess

Noun

Truchsess m (genitive Truchsesses or Truchsessen, plural Truchsesse)

  1. (historical) steward

Usage notes
  • The word may be declined according to the strong or the weak pattern.

Declension

Strong declension:

Declension of Truchsess
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Truchsess die Truchsesse
genitive eines des Truchsesses der Truchsesse
dative einem dem Truchsess,
Truchsesse1		 den Truchsessen
accusative einen den Truchsess die Truchsesse
1Now uncommon, see notes

Weak declension:

Declension of Truchsess
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Truchsess die Truchsesse
genitive eines des Truchsessen der Truchsesse
dative einem dem Truchsessen den Truchsessen
accusative einen den Truchsessen die Truchsesse
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