Spaß

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German[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From earlier Spasso, borrowed from Italian spasso, deverbial from spassare or spassarsela, from Vulgar Latin *expassāre, from expandō (to stretch out). Compare Saterland Frisian Spoas.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʃpaːs/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ʃpas/ (regional, e.g. western Germany)
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  • Rhymes: -aːs

Noun[edit]

Spaß m (strong, genitive Spaßes, plural Späße, diminutive Späßchen n or Späßlein n)

  1. (uncountable) fun
  2. (countable) joke

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Further reading[edit]

  • Spaß” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Spaß” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Spaß” in Duden online
  • Spaß on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de