Spezie

German

Etymology

Backformation from Spezies, plural of Spezies, as if the -s were a plural ending. However, since German words in [ə] never take this ending, perhaps also influenced by Spezien, a rarer plural of the same noun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpeːtsi̯ə/

Noun

Spezie f (genitive Spezie, plural Spezies or Spezien)

  1. (informal, nonstandard) alternative form of Spezies

Declension

Declension of Spezie [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Spezie die Spezies, Spezien
genitive einer der Spezie der Spezies, Spezien
dative einer der Spezie den Spezies, Spezien
accusative eine die Spezie die Spezies, Spezien
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