Speis

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German spīse, Old High German spīsa; borrowed from Late Latin spēsa, Late Latin alternation of Latin expēnsa, feminine of expēnsus, perfect passive participle of expendō, from ex- +‎ pendō. Cognate with German Speise, Italian spesa (“expenditure, expenses”), Danish spise.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃb̥ɑɛ̯s/
  • IPA(key): /ʃb̥æːs/ (East Central, Vienna)
  • Hyphenation: Speis

Noun

Speis f (plural Speisn, diminutive Speiserl)

  1. dish, food
  2. pantry, larder

Declension
Bavarian declension of Speis
Singular Plural
Nominative Speis Speisn
Dative Speis Speisn
Accusative Speis Speisn

Hyponyms

German

Etymology 1

From Bavarian Speis.

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): /ʃpaɪ̯s/
  • (Austria, Bavaria) IPA(key): /ʃb̥aɛ̯s/, /ʃb̥aɪ̯s/
  • Hyphenation: Speis

Noun

Speis f (genitive Speis, plural Speisen)

  1. (Austria, Bavaria) pantry, larder
    Synonyms: Speiskammer, Speisekammer, Vorratskammer
Declension
Declension of Speis [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Speis die Speisen
genitive einer der Speis der Speisen
dative einer der Speis den Speisen
accusative eine die Speis die Speisen
Further reading
  • “Speis” in Duden online
  • Ebner, Jakob (2019) Duden, Österreichisches Deutsch. Wörterbuch der Gegenwartssprache in Österreich, 5th edition, Berlin: Dudenverlag, →ISBN, page 424

Etymology 2

Shortening of Maurerspeise.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃpaɪ̯s/
  • Hyphenation: Speis

Noun

Speis m (strong, genitive Speises, no plural)

  1. (West Central German, South Western German, colloquial) mortar
    Synonym: Mörtel
Declension
Declension of Speis [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Speis
genitive eines des Speises
dative einem dem Speis, Speise1
accusative einen den Speis

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading
  • “Speis” in Duden online
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