Jause

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Slovene južina (“lunch”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈjaʊ̯zə] (standard)
  • IPA(key): [ˈjɑɔ̯sə] (Austria)
  • Audio (Austria)(file)

Noun

Jause f (genitive Jause, plural Jausen, diminutive Jäuschen n or Jauserl n)

  1. (chiefly Austria) snack
    Synonyms: Imbiss, Marend, Zwischenmahlzeit
    Weil es schönes Wetter gibt, werden wir auf der Terrasse die Jause servieren.
    Because the weather is nice, we will serve a snack on the terrace.

Declension
Declension of Jause [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Jause die Jausen
genitive einer der Jause der Jausen
dative einer der Jause den Jausen
accusative eine die Jause die Jausen

Derived terms
  • jausnen (“to take a snack”)
  • Jausengegner (“easy opponent”)
  • Jausenstation (“snack restaurant”)
  • Jausen f (“Vesperbrot; cold meal at afternoon”)

Further reading
  • “Jause” in Duden online
  • “Jause” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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