Schauspiel

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German

Etymology

Schau (view) +‎ Spiel (play). Compare Danish skuespil, Swedish skådespel, Norwegian Bokmål skuespill, Norwegian Nynorsk skodespel, Faroese sjónleikur, Dutch schouwspel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃaʊ̯ʃpiːl/
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Noun

Schauspiel n (strong, genitive Schauspieles or Schauspiels, plural Schauspiele)

  1. play (theatrical performance), drama
    • Faust, line 454 (on Faust)
      Welch Schauspiel! aber ach! ein Schauspiel nur!
      What a spectacle! but alas! just a spectacle!
  2. spectacle, sight
  3. playhouse

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