Spiss

See also: spiss

German

Proper noun

Spiss n (proper noun, genitive Spiss' or (with an article) Spiss)

  1. a municipality of Tyrol, Austria

Declension

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German spiz, from Old High German spiz, from Proto-Germanic *spitą.[1] Possibly doublet of Spitz.

Cognate German Spieß.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpis/
  • Rhymes: -is
  • Syllabification: Spiss

Noun

Spiss m (plural Spiss, diminutive Spissje)

  1. skewer, spit (rod or pin used to secure food during cooking)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Spiss”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 154, column 2