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Pass
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pass Paß pass.
English
+ (surname)
Etymology
As an English surname, from a pet form of the medieval name en Passe, itself probably a pet form of en Pascal.
As a en de - surname, from the noun de Pass pass, passageway.
As a Jewish surname, from en pl pas belt, girdle.
Also as an English surname, from en enm passe, referring to en passages. Compare en Passage.
Proper noun
en.
Anagrams
en apss SAPs PSAs SpAs PSAS SASP SPAs saps spas asps ASPs SAPS APSS
German
Alternative forms
de Paß pre-1996
Pronunciation
de /pas/
de De-Pass.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de as 1
Etymology 1
de mountain pass
From Early New High de pass, from de gmh pas parts of a deer's entrails (but also West Central German "step, walk, gait, way", also "the right measure; the right, appropriate time" by influence of dum -, whence Late gmh pas "measured part, section, compare the verb de passen). Borrowed from de fro pas pace, step (partially intermediated by dum pas), from de la passus.
The meaning "pass, passageway" is first recorded in the 15th century and is possibly influenced by de it passo pass. The meaning "pace of an animal" is first recorded in the 16th century.
Noun
m,,^e
pass, mountain pass
pace 2-beat, lateral gait of an animal
de Passgang
Declension
m,,^e
Hyponyms
de Alpenpass, de Bergpass, de Engpass, de Himalayapass
Etymology 2
de passport
Shortening of Early New High de paßport (first recorded 15th century), borrowed from de frm passe-port or de fr passeport. Today chiefly used as short form of de Reisepass (first recorded 17th century).
Noun
m,,^e
de document pass (document granting permission to pass)
de Reisepass
de by extension colloquial citizenship
de Fallstricke des »Doppelpasses«: rechtliche Inhalte und legitime Symbolik 10.1628/jz-2023-0181 w:de:Daniel Thym JuristenZeitung 78 12 2023 546a of 539–548 Wenn nun künftig Ausländer und deren Kinder schneller Deutsche werden, steigt die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass mehr ins Heimatland zurückkehren, kurz nachdem sie Deutsche wurden, und sodann ein Auslandswahlrecht besitzen. Im Ausland wird der deutsche Pass sodann unbegrenzt vererbt, wenn die Eltern nicht vergessen, die Geburt eines Kindes dem deutschen Konsulat binnen eines Jahres zu melden. Vgl. § 4 Abs. 4 StAG.
Declension
m,,^e
Hyponyms
de Ahnenpass, de Arbeitspass, de Laufpass, de Reisepass, de Skipass
Related terms
de Passausgabe Passbild Passfälschung Passfoto Passkontrolle Passvergehen Passverlängerung
Etymology 3
de sports pass
de itc-pro ine-pro
20th century borrowing from de en pass, from de enm pas, enm pase, enm pace, from enm passen to pass, from de fro passer, from de la-vul *passō *passāre, ultimately from de la pandō.
Noun
m,,^e
de sports de sports pass The act of moving the ball or puck from one player to another.
Declension
m,,^e
Derived terms
de passen Steckpass Doppelpass Fehlpass Rückpass
Etymology 4
de gothic pass
Noun
m,,^e
de architecture dated gothic pass an ornament consisting of several arches
Derived terms
de Dreipass
Usage notes
1996 Paß 1
Further reading
Pass_Architektur_gotische_Figur Pass (Architektur, gotische Figur)
Pass_Uebergang_Uebergabe Pass (Übergang, Übergabe)
de
de Travel
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
lb /pɑs/
lb ɑs 1
Etymology 1
Ultimately from lb fro pas step, pace. lb Inherited from MHG or borrowed?
Noun
m Päss
pass permission or license to pass
passport
pass road, e.g. a mountain pass
Synonyms
road lb Col
Etymology 2
Borrowed from lb fr passe.
Noun
f
lb sports pass
lb Travel