Fraß
Appearance
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Frass (Switzerland, Liechtenstein, often also Luxembourg, South Tyrol)
Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]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
[edit]Declension of Fraß [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Fraß” in Duden online
- “Fraß” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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