sperre

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See also: Sperre and spèrre

Dutch

Verb

sperre

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of sperren

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

sperre

  1. inflection of sperren:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Hunsrik

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German sperren, from Old High German sperren, from Proto-West Germanic *sparrijan, from Proto-Germanic *sparrijaną.[1]

Cognate with German sperren.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpɛrə/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrə
  • Hyphenation: sper‧re

Verb

sperre(intransitive or transitive with accusative)

  1. to lock
  2. to confine; to restrain

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive sperre
participle gesperd
auxiliary hon
present
indicative 		imperative
ich sperre —
du sperst sper
er/sie/es sperd —
meer sperre —
deer sperd sperd
sie sperre —
The use of the present participle is uncommon, but can be made with the suffix -end.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “sperre”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 153

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

sperre

  1. Alternative form of spere (“spear”)

Etymology 2

Noun

sperre

  1. Alternative form of spere (“partition”)

Etymology 3

Noun

sperre

  1. Alternative form of sparre

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse sperra and Middle Low German sperren.

Verb

sperre (imperative sperr, present tense sperrer, simple past and past participle sperra or sperret, present participle sperrende)

  1. to block

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse sperra and Middle Low German sperren.

Verb

sperre (present tense sperrar, past tense sperra, past participle sperra, passive infinitive sperrast, present participle sperrande, imperative sperre/sperr)

  1. to block

Alternative forms

Derived terms

References

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