speien

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German spīen, from Old High German spīwan, from Proto-West Germanic *spīwan, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *spīwaną. Compare Bavarian speibm, Dutch spuwen, spugen, English spew, Danish spy.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpaɪ̯ən/
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

speien (class 1 strong, third-person singular present speit, past tense spie, past participle gespien, auxiliary haben)

  1. to spit
    Synonym: spucken
  2. (euphemistic) to vomit
    Synonym: kotzen

Conjugation[edit]

  • The past participle currently has two different pronunciations: one corresponding to gespien [ɡəˈʃpiːn] and the other to gespieen [ɡəˈʃpiːən]. Today, though, the only official spelling is gespien, regardless of pronunciation.
  • Similary the conjunctive (subjunctive) is spelled spiee or spie. Both are pronounced [ˈʃpiːə], but only the latter spelling is official nowadays.

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • speien” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • speien” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • speien” in Duden online
  • speien” in OpenThesaurus.de