Kaas
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Kaas.
Proper noun
Kaas (plural Kaases)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kaas is the 36154th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 620 individuals. Kaas is most common among White (94.03%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kaas”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 263.
Bavarian
Etymology
From Old High German kāsi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰɑːs/
Noun
Kaas m
Danish
Proper noun
Kaas
- a surname
East Central German
Etymology
Compare East Franconian Kaas, Bavarian Kaas.
Noun
Kaas m
- (Erzgebirgisch) cheese
- (Erzgebirgisch, informal) nonsense
- (Erzgebirgisch, informal) small child
Related terms
Further reading
- 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 70: