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East Central German
Noun
Possen
- plural of Poss
Further reading
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German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German posse (“prank, farce”), from Old French bosse (“bump, lump, swelling, sublimity, loftiness”), from Vulgar Latin *bottia, from Frankish *bottija, from Frankish *bōtan (“to strike, knock down”), from Proto-Germanic *bautaną (“to beat, push”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewd- (“to beat, push”).
Noun
Possen m (strong, genitive Possens, plural Possen)
- (dated) joke, practical joke, antics
Declension
Etymology 2
Noun
Possen
- plural of Posse
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