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Muss
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muss müss Müss muß Muß
German
Alternative forms
de Muß superseded
Etymology
Substantivization of de muss must, third-person singular present indicative of de müssen to have to.
Pronunciation
de /mʊs/
de De-Muss.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de ʊs 1
Noun
n,-.sg
necessity, a must
de Notwendigkeit
Usage notes
1996 Muß 1
Declension
n,-.sg
Further reading
Plautdietsch
Etymology
From the past tense of pdt gml môten, from pdt osx mōtan.
Noun
pdt noun m
a need, a necessity, a must
pdt 1-syllable words