Maiensäß
German, noun[ˈmaɪ̯ənˌsɛːs]
Maiensäß is spelled M-A-I-E-N-S-Ä-SS (8 letters). Maiensäß is a German neuter noun meaning “a type of low Alpine pastureland, typically featuring barns and other small buildings” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Frühjahrszwischenweide”.
What does Maiensäß mean in English?
noun
- 1
Switzerlandneutera type of low Alpine pastureland, typically featuring barns and other small buildings
- 2
SwitzerlandneuterAlpine hut (in such a landscape); châlet
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Frühjahrszwischenweide
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Maiensäß
- Maiensäßes genitive
- Maiensäße plural
- Maiensäßen dative definite plural
- Maiensäss alternative
- Meiensäß alternative obsolete
- Meiensäss alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Maiensäß?
- [ˈmaɪ̯ənˌsɛːs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.