Spießbock
German, noun[ˈʃpiːsˌbɔk]
Spießbock is spelled S-P-I-E-SS-B-O-C-K (9 letters). Spießbock is a German masculine noun meaning “gemsbuck, South African oryx (Oryx gazella)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “im südlichen Afrika beheimatete Antilopenart aus der Gattung der Oryxantilopen”.
What does Spießbock mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegemsbuck, South African oryx (Oryx gazella)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. im südlichen Afrika beheimatete Antilopenart aus der Gattung der Oryxantilopen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Spießbock
- Spießbocks genitive
- Spießböcke plural
- Spießböcken dative definite plural
- Spiessbock alternative Switzerland Liechtenstein
- Spießbockes genitive singular
- Spießbocke dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Spießbock?
- [ˈʃpiːsˌbɔk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Spießbock
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.