Espe

German

Etymology

From Middle High German aspe, from Old High German aspa, from Proto-West Germanic *aspu.

The modern vocalism is from Middle Low German espe, in which it is generalized from derivatives with umlaut. Cognate with Dutch esp.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛspə/
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Noun

Espe f (genitive Espe, plural Espen)

  1. aspen (a tree)

Declension
Declension of Espe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Espe die Espen
genitive einer der Espe der Espen
dative einer der Espe den Espen
accusative eine die Espe die Espen

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Espe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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