Insasse

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German īnsæʒe (“inhabitant, tenant”), from Middle Low German insāte, insēte (“inhabitant”); related to Eingesessener. Ultimately from the root of sitzen (“to sit”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪnˌzasə/ === Noun === Insasse m (weak, genitive Insassen, plural Insassen, feminine Insassin) a passenger of a vehicle an inhabitant of a building with multiple inhabitants, specifically: an inhabitant of a home a patient in a hospital an inmate in a prison ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== (passenger of a vehicle): Beifahrer, Fahrer ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “Insasse” in Duden online “Insasse”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Insasse” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.