spor

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Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъporъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: spor

Noun

spor m inan

  1. quarrel
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hádka
  2. dispute
    Synonym: pře
  3. contradiction

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Further reading

  • spor in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • spor in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • spor in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse spor, from Proto-Germanic *spurą, from Pre-Germanic *spr̥Hom, derived from or related to *spurnaną (to kick), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sperH- (to trample).

Pronunciation

Noun

spor n (singular definite sporet, plural indefinite spor)

  1. track
  2. trail
  3. scent
  4. trace
  5. vestige
  6. mark
  7. clue, lead
  8. rut
  9. lane

Declension

Derived terms

(track): fodspor

Verb

spor

  1. imperative of spore

References

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse spor, from Proto-Germanic *spurą.

Pronunciation

Noun

spor n (genitive singular spors, nominative plural spor)

  1. a footprint
  2. a trail
  3. a step
  4. a dance step
  5. a stich
  6. (mathematics) a trace; (the sum of the diagonal elements of a square matrix)

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Middle English

Noun

spor

  1. Alternative form of spore

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse spor.

Noun

spor n (definite singular sporet, indefinite plural spor, definite plural spora or sporene)

  1. a trace
  2. track (left by something; e.g. an animal, person, or vehicle)
    ferske sporfresh tracks
  3. track (laid for trains or trams to run on)
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Etymology 2

Verb

spor

  1. imperative of spore

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse spor.

Noun

spor n (definite singular sporet, indefinite plural spor, definite plural spora)

  1. a trace
  2. track (left by something; e.g. an animal, person, or vehicle)
    ferske sporfresh tracks
  3. track (laid for trains or trams to run on)
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Etymology 2

From Old Norse sporðr.

Noun

spor m

  1. pronunciation spelling of spord (fishtail).
    • 1990, Bygdebok for Modalen herad, Sogenemnda, page 99:
      nikjån silla me hòve å spor
      nineteen herrings with heads and tails

References

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *spurą. Cognate with Old Frisian *spor, Old Saxon spor, Old Dutch spor, Old High German spor, Old Norse spor.

Pronunciation

Noun

spor n (nominative plural sporu)

  1. track, trace
  2. footprint
  3. vestige, any mark left by some event

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Descendants

  • Middle English: spore, spurre

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spɔr/
  • Rhymes: -ɔr
  • Syllabification: spor

Noun

spor f

  1. genitive plural of spora
    Synonym: spór

Romanian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic споръ (sporŭ), from Proto-Slavic *sporъ.

Noun

spor n (plural sporuri)

  1. increase
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from French spore.

Noun

spor m (plural spori)

  1. spore
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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъporъ, from s- + *per- (to hit) (whence also òtpor).

Pronunciation

Noun

spȍr m (Cyrillic spelling спо̏р)

  1. dispute, conflict, quarrel
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Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sporъ (abundant).

Pronunciation

Adjective

spȍr (definite spȍrī, comparative sporiji, Cyrillic spelling спо̏р)

  1. slow
  2. sluggish, lingering
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Swedish

Noun

spor c

  1. a spore

Declension

Declension of spor 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative spor sporen sporer sporerna
Genitive spors sporens sporers sporernas

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Turkish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French sport.

Noun

spor (definite accusative sporu, plural sporlar)

  1. sport
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French spore.

Noun

spor (definite accusative sporu, plural sporlar)

  1. spore