Spaß
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German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From earlier Spasso, borrowed from Italian spasso, from Latin expassum. Compare Saterland Frisian Spoas.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ʃpaːs/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ʃpas/ (regional, e.g. western Germany)
audio (Austria) (file) Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːs
Noun[edit]
Spaß m (strong, genitive Spaßes, plural Späße, diminutive Späßchen n or Späßlein n)
- (uncountable) fun
- (countable) joke
Usage notes[edit]
Declension[edit]
Declension of Spaß [masculine, strong]
Derived terms[edit]
- Spaß machen
- Späße machen
- spaßen
- spaßig
- Spaßmacher m
- Spaßvogel m
- Heidenspaß
- Mordsspaß
- Riesenspaß
- Höllenspaß
- Wahnsinnsspaß
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
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