Bavarian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German spēhen (to watch, peer, peek), from Old High German spehōn, spiohōn, from Proto-West Germanic *spehōn, from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (to see, look), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (to look).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃb̥e̞çd̥ln̩/
  • Hyphenation: spechtn

Verb

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spechtn (past participle gspecht) (chiefly West Central Bavarian)

  1. to spy, to watch, to view

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • German: spechten