Speis

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.

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

Speis f (plural Speisn, diminutive Speiserl)

1. dish, food
2. pantry, larder

From Bavarian Speis.

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

Speis f (genitive Speis, plural Speisen)

1. (Austria, Bavaria) pantry, larder

   Synonyms: Speiskammer, Speisekammer, Vorratskammer

• “Speis” in Duden online
• Ebner, Jakob (2019) Duden, Österreichisches Deutsch. Wörterbuch der Gegenwartssprache in Österreich, 5th edition, Berlin: Dudenverlag, →ISBN, page 424

Shortening of Maurerspeise.

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

Speis m (strong, genitive Speises, no plural)

1. (West Central German, South Western German, colloquial) mortar

   Synonym: Mörtel

• “Speis” in Duden online