Possen

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɔsn̩]

Etymology 1

From Middle High German posse (“prank, farce”), from Old French bosse (“bump, lump, swelling, sublimity, loftiness”), from Vulgar Latin *bottia, from Frankish *bottija, from Frankish bōtan (“to strike, knock down”), from Proto-Germanic *bautaną (“to beat, push”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewd- (“to beat, push”).

Noun

Possen m (genitive Possens, plural Possen)

1. (dated) joke, practical joke, antics

Etymology 2

Noun

Possen

1. plural of Posse

Further reading

• “Possen” in Duden online