Fraß
German
Alternative forms
- Frass (Switzerland, Liechtenstein, often also Luxembourg, South Tyrol)
Etymology
From Middle High German vrāz, from Old High German frāz, from Proto-Germanic *fr(a)ētaz, derived from *fr(a)etaną, whence German fressen (“to eat”). Cognate with Dutch vraat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fʁaːs/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːs
Noun
Fraß m (strong, genitive Fraßes, plural Fraße, feminine Fräßin)
- the food of an animal, especially its prey
- Ein Reh ist ein guter Fraß für einen Wolf.
- A roe is a good piece of food for a wolf.
- (derogatory) grub (human food)
- Jeden Tag gibt’s hier denselben Fraß.
- It’s every day the same grub in here.
- consumption, corrosion (something destroyed by a natural force, such as fire or acid)
- Das Haus wurde ein Fraß der Flammen.
- The house fell prey to the fire.
- Lochfraß ― pitting corrosion
- glutton
Declension
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Fraß” in Duden online
- “Fraß” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.