Spieß

Meaning

1. (masculine, strong) a pointed rod, especially
2. (masculine, strong) a pointed rod, especially
3. (figuratively, masculine, strong) skewer (tactic in the game of chess)

Concepts

spear

skewer

spit

pike

lance

brochette

glaive

spetum

halberd

javelin

jeering

grip of a bow

Synonyms

Speer

Lanze

Bratspieß

Ger

Schaschlikspieß

Wurfspeer

Kompaniefeldwebel

Hauptfeldwebel

Wurfspieß

Hellebarde

Spießchen

Stichelei

Stock

Spitzhacke

Lanzer

Mutter der Kompanie

Schweinspieß

Schweinsfeder

Fischspeer

Höcker

Horn

Klepper

Nocken

Pickel

Pike

Pythonschlange

Spitze

Stange

Translations

broche

şiş

spiedo

mızrak

lança

espeto

kargı

lanza

brochette

épieu

lancia

σούβλα

javelina

javelot

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃpiːs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: spiez

Inherited from Old High German: spioz

Cognate with Middle Dutch: spiet

Cognate with Old Saxon: spiot

Cognate with Dutch: spit

Cognate with English: spit

Cognate with Swedish: spett

In summary

From Middle High German spiez (“pike”), from Old High German spioz, from Proto-West Germanic *speut (“spear”). Cognate with Middle Dutch spiet, Old Saxon spiot.
Merged semantically with Middle High German spiz (“spit”), from Old High German spiz, from Proto-Germanic *spituz. Cognate with Dutch spit, English spit, Swedish spett. Etymological relation between the two merged words is possible, but uncertain.

Sentences

Nun dreht Inge den Spieß um .

Now Inge turns the tables.