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speisen¹

  • [ˈʃpaɪ̯zn̩]

Rhymes with aɪ̯zn̩

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von mittelhochdeutsch spīsen ^(→ gmh)

verb speise · speist · speiste · spies

  1. intransitive essen, Nahrung zu sich nehmen Wir speisten im Extrazimmer.
  2. transitive mit Nahrung versorgen, verpflegen Das Kloster speiste die Armen.
  3. transitive mit etwas versorgen, etwas zuführen Die Nebenflüsse speisen den Stausee.

Speisen²

  • [ˈʃpaɪ̯zn̩]

Rhymes with aɪ̯zn̩

noun

  1. nominative, plural Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Speise
  2. genitive, plural Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Speise
  3. dative, plural Dativ Plural des Substantivs Speise
  4. accusative, plural Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Speise

noun

  1. nominative, plural Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Speis
  2. genitive, plural Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Speis
  3. dative, plural Dativ Plural des Substantivs Speis
  4. accusative, plural Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Speis

In English

  • eat eat a meal
  • dine to eat; to eat dinner or supper

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"speisen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/speisen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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speisen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/speisen

Chicago

"speisen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/speisen.

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@misc{speisen_2026,
  title = {speisen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/speisen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}