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Spökes
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spokes spökes
German
Etymology
From Ripuarian de gmw-cfr Spökes, derived with the common Rhenish morpheme -es from gmw-cfr Spok apparition; idle fun, from de gml spōk, whence also de Spuk spook, apparition.
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃpøːkəs/
Noun
m,-.sg
de chiefly colloquial idle fun; idle talk; banter; absurd or pointless joking
de chiefly colloquial tumult; romp
Declension
m,-.sg