Speer

See also: speer

German

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German sper, from Proto-West Germanic *speru, from Proto-Germanic *speru. Compare Dutch speer, English spear.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃpeːr/, [ʃpeːɐ̯]
    • IPA(key): [ʃpɛɐ̯] (common merger)
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -eːɐ̯
  • Homophone: sperr (some speakers)

Noun

Speer m (strong, genitive Speeres or Speers, plural Speere)

  1. spear; javelin (a long stick thrown as a weapon or for sport)

Declension
Declension of Speer [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Speer die Speere
genitive eines des Speeres, Speers der Speere
dative einem dem Speer, Speere1 den Speeren
accusative einen den Speer die Speere

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Speer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Speer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Speer” in Duden online
  • Speer on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian spere, from Proto-West Germanic *speru, from Proto-Germanic *speru. More at spear.

Noun

Speer m

  1. spear
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