Possen

East Central German

Noun

Possen

  1. plural of Poss

Further reading
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German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈpɔsn̩]

Etymology 1

From Middle High German posse (“prank, farce”), from Old French bosse (“bump, lump, swelling, sublimity, loftiness”), from Vulgar Latin *bottia, from Frankish *bottija, from Frankish *bōtan (“to strike, knock down”), from Proto-Germanic *bautaną (“to beat, push”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewd- (“to beat, push”).

Noun

Possen m (strong, genitive Possens, plural Possen)

  1. (dated) joke, practical joke, antics
Declension
Declension of Possen [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Possen die Possen
genitive eines des Possens der Possen
dative einem dem Possen den Possen
accusative einen den Possen die Possen

Noun

Possen

  1. plural of Posse

Further reading
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