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das Nuss

noun · /nʊs/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German nuȥ, from Old High German nuz, from Proto-West Germanic *hnut, from Proto-Germanic *hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European *knew-. Compare Dutch noot, English nut, Danish nød, Swedish nöt.

Translation

  1. nut feminine

    Nicht alles, was rund ist, ist eine Nuss.

    Appearances often are deceiving.

    Du bist eine schwer zu knackende Nuss.

    You're a hard nut to crack.

    Tom fotografierte ein Eichhörnchen beim Fressen einer Nuss.

    Tom took a picture of a squirrel while it was eating a nut.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Nuss Nüsse
Accusative Nuss Nüsse
Dative Nuss Nüssen
Genitive Nuss Nüsse

Nuss

noun ·

Translation

  1. knuckle source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  2. nut source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  3. thick flank ; knuckle source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en