"Spieß" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ʃpiːs/ Audio: De-Spieß.ogg
Rhymes: -iːs Etymology: From Middle High German spiez (“pike”), from Old High German spioz, from Proto-West Germanic *speut (“spear”). Cognate with Middle Dutch spiet, Old Saxon spiot. Merged semantically with Middle High German spiz (“spit”), from Old High German spiz, from Proto-Germanic *spituz. Cognate with Dutch spit, English spit, Swedish spett. Etymological relation between the two merged words is possible, but uncertain. Etymology templates: {{root|de|ine-pro|*spewd-}}, {{inh|de|gmh|spiez|t=pike}} Middle High German spiez (“pike”), {{inh|de|goh|spioz}} Old High German spioz, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*speut|t=spear}} Proto-West Germanic *speut (“spear”), {{cog|dum|spiet}} Middle Dutch spiet, {{cog|osx|spiot}} Old Saxon spiot, {{m+|gmh|spiz|t=spit}} Middle High German spiz (“spit”), {{m+|goh|spiz}} Old High German spiz, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*spituz}} Proto-Germanic *spituz, {{cog|nl|spit}} Dutch spit, {{cog|en|spit}} English spit, {{cog|sv|spett}} Swedish spett Head templates: {{de-noun|m|dim=chen}} Spieß m (strong, genitive Spießes, plural Spieße, diminutive Spießchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Spießes [genitive], Spieße [plural], Spießchen [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Spieß [nominative, singular], Spieße [definite, nominative, plural], Spießes [genitive, singular], Spieße [definite, genitive, plural], Spieß [dative, singular], Spieße [dative, singular], Spießen [dative, definite, plural], Spieß [accusative, singular], Spieße [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. a pointed rod, especially
    spit
    Tags: masculine, strong Hyponyms: Bratspieß, Drehspieß, Fleischspieß
    Sense id: en-Spieß-de-noun-GejTev6m
  2. a pointed rod, especially
    pike
    Tags: masculine, strong Hyponyms: Langspieß, Pike, Saufeder, Wurfspieß
    Sense id: en-Spieß-de-noun-CpTb8f8G
  3. (chess, figuratively) skewer (tactic in the game of chess) Tags: figuratively, masculine, strong Categories (topical): Chess
    Sense id: en-Spieß-de-noun-qm3PaQ~W Topics: board-games, chess, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Spiess [Liechtenstein, Switzerland]
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: aufspießen, Bratspieß, den Spieß umdrehen, Drehspieß, Fleischspieß, Langspieß, Luntenspieß, Spießbraten, Spießbürger, spießen, Spießer, Spießgeselle, Spießkuchen, Wurfspieß

Noun

IPA: /ʃpiːs/ Audio: De-Spieß.ogg
Rhymes: -iːs Etymology: Ultimately from the word for “pike” in etymology 1 (Middle High German spiez). The use of this simplex for a pikeman is attested since the 14th century. Later on, non-commissioned officers often had the task of discouraging and, if necessary, killing deserters during battle, for which they used pikes. The contemporary use (ca. 1900) after the sergeant’s epee. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|spiez}} Middle High German spiez Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Spieß m (strong, genitive Spießes, plural Spieße) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Spießes [genitive], Spieße [plural], strong [table-tags], Spieß [nominative, singular], Spieße [definite, nominative, plural], Spießes [genitive, singular], Spieße [definite, genitive, plural], Spieß [dative, singular], Spieße [dative, singular], Spießen [dative, definite, plural], Spieß [accusative, singular], Spieße [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (Germany, military) an appointment usually held by a Stabsfeldwebel or Oberstabsfeldwebel (OR-8/9), roughly equivalent to company sergeant major in the British Army and comparable to first sergeant in the U.S. Army Tags: Germany, masculine, strong Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: Kompaniefeldwebel, Mutter der Kompanie [humorous], Hauptfeldwebel (english: historic, now a rank) Hyponyms: Batteriefeldwebel (english: artillery, air defense), Inspektionsfeldwebel (english: schools), Staffelfeldwebel (english: flying personnel), Wachtmeister (english: marine)
    Sense id: en-Spieß-de-noun-WnMGUOat Categories (other): German German, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 6 6 29 59 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Spiess [Liechtenstein, Switzerland]
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "english": "Tonight we’ll grill crabs on the spit.",
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          "text": "Er griff sich einen Zaunpfahl und verwendete ihn als Spieß.",
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          "english": "and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks.",
          "roman": "Da werden sie ihre Schwerter zu Pflugscharen und ihre Spieße zu Sicheln machen.",
          "text": "Luther Bible, Jesaja 2:4",
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          "english": "artillery, air defense",
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          "english": "schools",
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      "word": "Langspieß"
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    {
      "word": "Luntenspieß"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spießbraten"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spießbürger"
    },
    {
      "word": "spießen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spießer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spießgeselle"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spießkuchen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wurfspieß"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*spewd-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
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        "t": "pike"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German spiez (“pike”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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        "2": "goh",
        "3": "spioz"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*speut",
        "t": "spear"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "spiot"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon spiot",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "spiz",
        "t": "spit"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German spiz (“spit”)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "spiz"
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      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*spituz"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *spituz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "spit"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch spit",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "spit"
      },
      "expansion": "English spit",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "spett"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish spett",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German spiez (“pike”), from Old High German spioz, from Proto-West Germanic *speut (“spear”). Cognate with Middle Dutch spiet, Old Saxon spiot.\nMerged semantically with Middle High German spiz (“spit”), from Old High German spiz, from Proto-Germanic *spituz. Cognate with Dutch spit, English spit, Swedish spett. Etymological relation between the two merged words is possible, but uncertain.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Spießes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spieße",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spießchen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spieß",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spieße",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spießes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spieße",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spieß",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spieße",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spießen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spieß",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spieße",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "dim": "chen"
      },
      "expansion": "Spieß m (strong, genitive Spießes, plural Spieße, diminutive Spießchen n)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Tonight we’ll grill crabs on the spit.",
          "text": "Heute Abend grillen wir Krabben am Spieß.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a pointed rod, especially",
        "spit"
      ],
      "hyponyms": [
        {
          "word": "Bratspieß"
        },
        {
          "word": "Drehspieß"
        },
        {
          "word": "Fleischspieß"
        }
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pointed",
          "pointed"
        ],
        [
          "rod",
          "rod"
        ],
        [
          "spit",
          "spit"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with quotations",
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He grabbed himself a fence post and used it as a pike.",
          "text": "Er griff sich einen Zaunpfahl und verwendete ihn als Spieß.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks.",
          "roman": "Da werden sie ihre Schwerter zu Pflugscharen und ihre Spieße zu Sicheln machen.",
          "text": "Luther Bible, Jesaja 2:4",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a pointed rod, especially",
        "pike"
      ],
      "hyponyms": [
        {
          "word": "Langspieß"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pike"
        },
        {
          "word": "Saufeder"
        },
        {
          "word": "Wurfspieß"
        }
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pointed",
          "pointed"
        ],
        [
          "rod",
          "rod"
        ],
        [
          "pike",
          "pike"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with usage examples",
        "de:Chess"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "With a skewer he put the opponent’s king in check.",
          "text": "Durch einen Spieß setzte er den gegnerischen König ins Schach.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "skewer (tactic in the game of chess)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chess",
          "chess"
        ],
        [
          "skewer",
          "skewer"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chess, figuratively) skewer (tactic in the game of chess)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "board-games",
        "chess",
        "games"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃpiːs/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːs"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Spieß.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/42/De-Spie%C3%9F.ogg/De-Spie%C3%9F.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/De-Spie%C3%9F.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Liechtenstein",
        "Switzerland"
      ],
      "word": "Spiess"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Spieß"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "German 1-syllable words",
    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "German terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:German/iːs",
    "Rhymes:German/iːs/1 syllable"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "spiez"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German spiez",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Ultimately from the word for “pike” in etymology 1 (Middle High German spiez). The use of this simplex for a pikeman is attested since the 14th century. Later on, non-commissioned officers often had the task of discouraging and, if necessary, killing deserters during battle, for which they used pikes. The contemporary use (ca. 1900) after the sergeant’s epee.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Spießes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spieße",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spieß",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spieße",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spießes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spieße",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spieß",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spieße",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spießen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spieß",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spieße",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Spieß m (strong, genitive Spießes, plural Spieße)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German German",
        "German terms with quotations",
        "German terms with usage examples",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
        "de:Military"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Der Spieß ist Unteroffizier in einer Kompanie auf einem herausgehobenen Dienstposten.\nThe Spieß is non-commissioned officer in a company in an important post.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1972, Heinrich Böll, Wo warst du, Adam?, page 31",
          "roman": "“The order arrived only this morning, an hour ago”, said the Spieß.",
          "text": "»Der Befehl ist erst heute morgen gekommen, vor einer Stunde«, sagte der Spieß.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an appointment usually held by a Stabsfeldwebel or Oberstabsfeldwebel (OR-8/9), roughly equivalent to company sergeant major in the British Army and comparable to first sergeant in the U.S. Army"
      ],
      "hyponyms": [
        {
          "english": "artillery, air defense",
          "word": "Batteriefeldwebel"
        },
        {
          "english": "schools",
          "word": "Inspektionsfeldwebel"
        },
        {
          "english": "flying personnel",
          "word": "Staffelfeldwebel"
        },
        {
          "english": "marine",
          "word": "Wachtmeister"
        }
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "military",
          "military"
        ],
        [
          "appointment",
          "appointment"
        ],
        [
          "Stabsfeldwebel",
          "Stabsfeldwebel"
        ],
        [
          "Oberstabsfeldwebel",
          "Oberstabsfeldwebel"
        ],
        [
          "first sergeant",
          "first sergeant"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Germany, military) an appointment usually held by a Stabsfeldwebel or Oberstabsfeldwebel (OR-8/9), roughly equivalent to company sergeant major in the British Army and comparable to first sergeant in the U.S. Army"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Kompaniefeldwebel"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "humorous"
          ],
          "word": "Mutter der Kompanie"
        },
        {
          "english": "historic, now a rank",
          "word": "Hauptfeldwebel"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃpiːs/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːs"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Spieß.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/42/De-Spie%C3%9F.ogg/De-Spie%C3%9F.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/De-Spie%C3%9F.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Liechtenstein",
        "Switzerland"
      ],
      "word": "Spiess"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Spieß"
}

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