Posse

See also: posse

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese posse (possession; ownership).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔse̝/

Proper noun

Posse f

  1. a surname

References

German

Etymology

Clipping of Possenspiel (Possen (joke; farce) + Spiel (game, play)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɔsə]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Posse f (genitive Posse, plural Possen)

  1. (theater or figuratively) farce, burlesque

Declension

Derived terms

  • Gerichtsposse, Justizposse, Politposse, Provinzposse
  • Possenspiel, Possentheater

Further reading

See also

Further reading

  • Posse” in Duden online
  • Posse” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache