speien

German

Etymology

From Middle High German spīen, from Old High German spīwan, from Proto-West Germanic *spīwan, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *spīwaną. Compare Bavarian speibm, Dutch spuwen, spugen, English spew, Danish spy.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpaɪ̯ən/
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Verb

speien (class 1 strong, third-person singular present speit, past tense spie, past participle gespien, auxiliary haben)

  1. to spit
    Synonym: spucken
  2. (euphemistic) to vomit
    Synonym: kotzen

Conjugation

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  • The past participle currently has two different pronunciations: one corresponding to gespien [ɡəˈʃpiːn] and the other to gespieen [ɡəˈʃpiːən]. Today, though, the only official spelling is gespien, regardless of pronunciation.
  • Similary the conjunctive (subjunctive) is spelled spiee or spie. Both are pronounced [ˈʃpiːə], but only the latter spelling is official nowadays.

Further reading
  • “speien” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “speien” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “speien” in Duden online
  • “speien” in OpenThesaurus.de
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