Gespons
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Middle High German gespunse, from Latin spōnsus. Doublet of Gspusi.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Gespons n (strong, genitive Gesponses, plural Gesponse)
- (archaic or humorous) wife
- 1839, Heinrich Gottlob Gräve, Die weiße Dame:
- Einsam trauernd saß in ihrem Gemach Gertrude, sein holdes Gespons, entweder mit weiblichen Arbeiten beschäftiget oder betend für ihres Gemahls Wohl.
- Gertrude, his lovely wife, sat in her chamber lonely and sad, either occupied with women's work or praying for her husband's well-being.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Gespons [neuter, strong]
Noun
[edit]Gespons m (strong, genitive Gesponses, plural Gesponse)
- (archaic or humorous) husband
- Synonym: Ehemann
- 1862, Ernst Kossak, “Reisen und Reisende in der Schweiz”, in Die Gartenlaube:
- Mylady folgte zwar nicht ihrem Gemahl in der Nachbildung der Jahreszeiten, allein sie war von Bewunderung seiner Person durchdrungen und betrachtete den merkwürdigen Gespons nach dem Uebergange aus einer Saison in die andere oft Viertelstunden lang durch ihr Augenglas.
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Declension
[edit]Declension of Gespons [masculine, strong]
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