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)

(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