Spezie

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Backformation from Spezies, plural of Spezies, as if the -s were a plural ending. However, since German words in [ə] never take this ending, perhaps also influenced by Spezien, a rarer plural of the same noun.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Spezie f (genitive Spezie, plural Spezies or Spezien)

  1. (informal, nonstandard) Alternative form of Spezies

Declension[edit]