Speer

See also: speer

German

Etymology

From Old High German sper, from Proto-Germanic *speru. Compare Dutch speer, English spear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃpeːr/, [ʃpeːɐ̯]
  • IPA^(key): [ʃpɛɐ̯] (common merger)

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• Rhymes: -eːɐ̯
• Homophone: sperr (some speakers)

Noun

Speer m (genitive Speers or Speeres, plural Speere)

1. spear; javelin (a long stick thrown as a weapon or for sport)

Declension

Declension of Speer

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Speer	die	Speere
genitive	eines	des	Speeres, Speers	der	Speere
dative	einem	dem	Speer, Speere1	den	Speeren
accusative	einen	den	Speer	die	Speere

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

• Speerwerfen
• Speerwerfer
• Speerwurf

Further reading

• Speer in Duden online

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Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian spere, from Proto-Germanic *speru. More at spear.

Noun

Speer m

1. spear