anspeiben

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German anespīben, anespīwen, from Old High German anaspīwan. Equivalent to an- +‎ speiben.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈanˌʃpaɛ̯bɛn/, /-ˌʃpaɛ̯bm̩/ (Austria, Bavaria)
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: spei‧ben

Verb

anspeiben (class 1 strong, third-person singular present speibt an, past tense spieb an, past participle angespieben, auxiliary haben) (Austria, Bavaria, colloquial)

  1. (transitive or reflexive) to vomit, to throw up
    Synonyms: erbrechen, kotzen
  2. (transitive, uncommon) to spit at
    Synonyms: anspucken, bespucken

Conjugation

Further reading

  • anspeiben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • anspeiben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon