Speed

See also: speed

English

Etymology

From Middle English sped (“good fortune”).

Proper noun

Speed (plural Speeds)

1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Speed is the 4,859^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7,255 individuals. Speed is most common among White (59.10%) and Black (35.16%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Peeds, deeps, pedes, spede

German

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English speed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spiːt/
• Hyphenation: Speed

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Speed n (strong, genitive Speeds, no plural)

1. (slang) speed (amphetamine-based drug)

   Synonyms: Pep, Amphetamin, Amphe

Declension

Declension of Speed [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Speed
genitive	eines	des	Speeds
dative	einem	dem	Speed
accusative	ein	das	Speed

Further reading

• “Speed” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Speed” in Duden online