Verlass

See also: verlass and Verlaß

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German verlāz (“inheritance; inaction”), from the same root as verlassen. The sense of reliance is a calque of Middle Low German verlāt.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈlas/
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  • Rhymes: -as

Noun

Verlass m (strong, genitive Verlasses, no plural)

  1. reliance

Declension

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