Spaß

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "spas"

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier Spasso, borrowed from Italian spasso, deverbal from spassare or spassarsela, from Vulgar Latin *expassāre, from expandō (“to stretch out”). Compare Saterland Frisian Spoas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃpaːs/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ʃpas/ (regional, e.g. western Germany)
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  • Rhymes: -aːs

Noun

Spaß m (strong, genitive Spaßes, plural Späße, diminutive Späßchen n or Späßlein n)

  1. (uncountable) fun
  2. (countable) joke

Usage notes

Declension

Declension of Spaß
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Spaß die Späße
genitive eines des Spaßes der Späße
dative einem dem Spaß, Spaße1 den Späßen
accusative einen den Spaß die Späße

1Now rare, see notes.

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Silesian: szpas

Further reading

  • “Spaß” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Spaß” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Spaß” in Duden online
  • Spaß on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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