Polyglot Dictionary

Speise

/ˈʃpaɪ̯zə/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Speisen

Meaning

  1. dish, food

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Geschirr

Both can translate English "dish" in one sense each — Geschirr is the physical plates and tableware; Speise is the food itself that's served on them.

Similar in other languages

French

vaisselle

Close, figuratively — a dish, food relates to dishes.

Practice

1 What does Speise mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ waren köstlich.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Speise?

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