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Spezie
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German
Etymology
Backformation from de Spezies, plural of de Spezies, as if the de -s were a plural ending. However, since German words in [ə] never take this ending, perhaps also influenced by de Spezien, a rarer plural of the same noun.
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃpeːtsi̯ə/
Noun
f,s:n
de informal nonstandard de Spezies
Declension
f,s:n