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Gosse
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gosse gösse
German
Etymology
An originally only Central and Low German word. First High German attestation in early modern German as gossen (14th century). Pertaining to de gießen to pour. Cognate to nl goot.
Pronunciation
de De-Gosse.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
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gutter (most often as a symbol for alcoholism, homelessness, and/or other social hardships)
de Rinnstein<q:more common for the literal sense>
de in der Gosse liegen to lie in the gutter
Declension
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