Spökes

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See also: spokes and spökes

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈʃpøːkəs/

Noun[edit]

Spökes m (strong, genitive Spökes, no plural)

(chiefly colloquial) idle fun; idle talk; banter; absurd or pointless joking
(chiefly colloquial) tumult; romp

Declension[edit]

Declension of Spökes [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Spökes
genitive	eines	des	Spökes
dative	einem	dem	Spökes
accusative	einen	den	Spökes

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