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Bavarian
Etymology
From Middle High German spīse, Old High German spīsa; borrowed from Late Latin spēsa, Late Latin alternation of Latin expēnsa, feminine of expēnsus, perfect passive participle of expendō, from ex- + pendō. Cognate with German Speise, Italian spesa (“expenditure, expenses”), Danish spise.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃb̥ɑɛ̯s/
- IPA(key): /ʃb̥æːs/ (East Central, Vienna)
- Hyphenation: Speis
Noun
Speis f (plural Speisn, diminutive Speiserl)
- dish, food
- pantry, larder
Declension
Bavarian declension of Speis
Hyponyms
German
Etymology 1
From Bavarian Speis.
Pronunciation
Noun
Speis f (genitive Speis, plural Speisen)
- (Austria, Bavaria) pantry, larder
- Synonyms: Speiskammer, Speisekammer, Vorratskammer
Declension
Further reading
- “Speis” in Duden online
- Ebner, Jakob (2019) Duden, Österreichisches Deutsch. Wörterbuch der Gegenwartssprache in Österreich, 5th edition, Berlin: Dudenverlag, →ISBN, page 424
Etymology 2
Shortening of Maurerspeise.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃpaɪ̯s/
- Hyphenation: Speis
Noun
Speis m (strong, genitive Speises, no plural)
- (West Central German, South Western German, colloquial) mortar
- Synonym: Mörtel
Declension
Further reading