Schauspiel

German

Etymology

Schau (view) + Spiel (play). Compare Danish skuespil, Swedish skådespel, Norwegian Bokmål skuespill, Norwegian Nynorsk skodespel, Faroese sjónleikur, Dutch schouwspel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃaʊ̯ʃpiːl/
  • (file)

Noun

Schauspiel n (genitive Schauspiels or Schauspieles, plural Schauspiele)

  1. play (theatrical performance)
    • Faust, line 454 (on Faust)
      Welch Schauspiel! aber ach! ein Schauspiel nur!
      What a spectacle! but alas! just a spectacle!

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