Possen
Meaning
joke, practical joke, antics
Posse
farce, burlesque
Concepts
Translations
broma
φάρσα
bouffonerie
beffa
zotternij
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈpɔsn̩]
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German posse (“prank, farce”), from Old French bosse (“bump, lump, swelling, sublimity, loftiness”), from Vulgar Latin *bottia, from Frankish *bottija, from Frankish *bōtan (“to strike, knock down”), from Proto-Germanic *bautaną (“to beat, push”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewd- (“to beat, push”).
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