fass

== Central Franconian == === Alternative forms === fast (northernmost Moselle Franconian) fest (most of Moselle Franconian) === Etymology === From Middle High German fast, from Old High German fast, from Proto-West Germanic *fast. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fas/ Rhymes: -as === Adjective === fass (masculine faste, feminine and plural faste or fass, comparative faster, superlative et miets fass) (Ripuarian) firm ==== Usage notes ==== In adverbial or predicative function the superlative may also be et faste. ==== Derived terms ==== fassbenge == Jamaican Creole == === Alternative forms === faas, fas, fast === Etymology === The first adjective form is likely a semantic shift of the word English fast in the dated sense of having immoral habits. The second adjective form and the verb form are instead derived from the English verb "to fuss." === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɑːs/ Hyphenation: fass === Adjective === fass alternative spelling of fast nosy; inquisitive === Verb === fass meddle in others' affairs === References === == Middle English == === Alternative forms === face, vasse, fas, faz === Etymology === From Old English fæs; cognate to Middle High German vase. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fas/, /faːs/ === Noun === fass (plural fasses or fasse) (rare) fringe leek root ==== Synonyms ==== fassynge ==== Descendants ==== English: fas Yola: fash ==== References ====