"Spökes" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃpøːkəs/ Forms: Spökes [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Spökes [nominative, singular], Spökes [genitive, singular], Spökes [dative, singular], Spökes [accusative, singular]
Etymology: From Ripuarian Central Franconian Spökes, derived with the common Rhenish morpheme -es from Spok (“apparition; idle fun”), from Middle Low German spōk, whence also German Spuk (“spook, apparition”). Etymology templates: {{bor|de|gmw-cfr|Spökes}} Central Franconian Spökes, {{der|de|gml|spōk}} Middle Low German spōk, {{cog|de|Spuk||spook, apparition}} German Spuk (“spook, apparition”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,-.sg}} Spökes m (strong, genitive Spökes, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,-.sg}}
  1. (chiefly colloquial) idle fun; idle talk; banter; absurd or pointless joking Tags: colloquial, masculine, no-plural, strong
    Sense id: en-Spökes-de-noun-iINaqMhT
  2. (chiefly colloquial) tumult; romp Tags: colloquial, masculine, no-plural, strong
    Sense id: en-Spökes-de-noun-nQavMrSs Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79
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