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

• Eierspeis
• Fleischspeis
• Fåstnspeis
• Hauptspeis
• Leibspeis
• Nåchspeis
• Vuaspeis

 

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