Vasall

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vassal, from Old French vassal.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vaˈzal/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -al

Noun

Vasall m (weak or mixed, genitive Vasallen or (nonstandard but relatively common) Vasalls, plural Vasallen, feminine Vasallin)

(historical) vassal, leud, feudal tenant (male or of unspecified gender)
Synonyms: Lehnsmann, Gefolgsmann
(figurative) follower, faithful and compliant ally, vassal
Synonyms: Gefolgsmann, Getreuer, Anhänger

Usage notes

Usually weak in the standard language, but mixed declension is also found.

Declension

Declension of Vasall [masculine, weak // mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Vasall	die	Vasallen
genitive	eines	des	Vasallen, Vasalls¹	der	Vasallen
dative	einem	dem	Vasallen, Vasall¹	den	Vasallen
accusative	einen	den	Vasallen, Vasall¹	die	Vasallen

¹Nonstandard but relatively common.

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Czech: vazal
→ Deccani: وسلن (/⁠vasalla⁠/) ^[1]

See also

References

^ https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/soas_query.py?qs=ummal&searchhws=yes&matchtype=exact

Further reading

“Vasall” in Duden online
“Vasall” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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