Schoß

See also: schoß, schoss, and Schoss

German

Alternative forms

Schoss (Switzerland, Liechtenstein)
Schooß, Schoos, Schooss (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German schoz, from Old High German scōzo, from Proto-Germanic *skautaz. Compare Dutch schoot, Icelandic skaut, Danish skød ("lap", "womb").

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃoːs/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -oːs

Noun

Schoß m (strong, genitive Schoßes, plural Schöße)

lap (area between the waist and knees of a seated person)
die Hände in den Schoß legen ― sit back and do nothing
(poetic, dated) womb
im Schoß der Erde ― in the bowels of the earth
fold, coattail
Synonym: Rockschoß

Declension

Declension of Schoß [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schoß	die	Schöße
genitive	eines	des	Schoßes	der	Schöße
dative	einem	dem	Schoß, Schoße¹	den	Schößen
accusative	einen	den	Schoß	die	Schöße

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

Schoßhund, Schoßzipfel
Mutterschoß

Further reading

“Schoß” in Duden online
“Schoß” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Schoß on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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