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

• In·sas·se: IPA^(key): /ˈɪnˌzasə/
• plural: In·sas·sen: IPA^(key): [ˈɪnˌzasən], IPA^(key): [ˈɪnˌzasn̩]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Insasse m (weak, genitive Insassen, plural Insassen, feminine Insassin)

1. a passenger of a vehicle
2. an inhabitant of a building with multiple inhabitants, specifically:
   1. an inhabitant of a home
   2. a patient in a hospital
   3. an inmate in a prison

Declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Insasse	die	Insassen
genitive	eines	des	Insassen	der	Insassen
dative	einem	dem	Insassen	den	Insassen
accusative	einen	den	Insassen	die	Insassen

Declension of Insasse [masculine, weak]

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.