Elsass

See also: Elsaß

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Elsass.

Proper noun

Elsass (plural Elsasses)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Elsass is the 37735th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 589 individuals. Elsass is most common among White (98.81%) individuals.

Further reading


German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Formerly Elsāzzun ("those dwelling outside"). From Old High German Elisāzo, the first element from Proto-Germanic *aljaz (other).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛlzas/
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Proper noun

das Elsass n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Elsass or des Elsasses)

  1. Alsace (a region of France)

Swedish

Proper noun

Elsass n

  1. Alsace

Derived terms

  • elsassare
  • elsassisk

Anagrams

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