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 ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (passenger of a vehicle): Beifahrer ==== See also ==== Insassenversicherung Anstaltsinsasse, Fahrzeuginsasse, Gefängnisinsasse, Heiminsasse, Lagerinsasse, Mitinsasse, Zelleninsasse === Further reading === “Insasse” in Duden online “Insasse” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Insasse” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.