Espe

German

Etymology

From Middle High German aspe, from Old High German aspa, from Proto-West Germanic *aspu.

The modern vocalism is from Middle Low German espe, in which it is generalized from derivatives with umlaut. Cognate with Dutch esp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛspə/

• Audio:

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Noun

Espe f (genitive Espe, plural Espen)

1. aspen (a tree)

Declension

Declension of Espe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Espe	die	Espen
genitive	einer	der	Espe	der	Espen
dative	einer	der	Espe	den	Espen
accusative	eine	die	Espe	die	Espen

Derived terms

• espen
• Espenholz
• Espenlaub

Further reading

• “Espe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache