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Spirituose
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German
Etymology
de :bf Spirituosen<ety:bor<la-med:spīrituōsus<alt:spīrituōsa>>> 1
Back-formed from the plural Spirituosen which was borrowed from de la-med spīrituōsa spirits, substantivized neuter plural of la spīrituōsus, from la spīritus. The shift from neuter to feminine gender occurred because the morph -en is characteristic for feminine plural rather than neuter.
Pronunciation
de /ʃpiʁituˈoːzə/
de Spi ri tu o se
de De-Spirituose.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f
de chiefly in the plural spirit distilled alcoholic beverage
Declension
f
Related terms
de Spiritus
de Sprit
Further reading
de Distilled beverages