Posse
See also: posse
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese posse (“possession; ownership”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔse̝/
Proper noun
Posse f
- a surname
Related terms
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “Posse”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “Posse”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “Posse” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
German
Etymology
Clipping of Possenspiel (Possen (“joke; farce”) + Spiel (“game, play”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpɔsə]
Audio: (file)
Noun
Posse f (genitive Posse, plural Possen)
Declension
Declension of Posse [feminine]
Derived terms
- Gerichtsposse, Justizposse, Politposse, Provinzposse
- Possenspiel, Possentheater
Further reading
- Posse on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de