sporen

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See also: Sporen and спорен

Danish

Noun

sporen c

  1. definite singular of spore

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspoːrə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -oːrən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch sporen. Equivalent to spoor (“spur”) +‎ -en.

Verb

sporen

  1. (transitive) to spur
Inflection
Inflection of sporen (weak)
infinitive sporen
past singular spoorde
past participle gespoord
infinitive sporen
gerund sporen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular spoor spoorde
2nd person sing. (jij) spoort spoorde
2nd person sing. (u) spoort spoorde
2nd person sing. (gij) spoort spoorde
3rd person singular spoort spoorde
plural sporen spoorden
subjunctive sing.1 spore spoorde
subjunctive plur.1 sporen spoorden
imperative sing. spoor
imperative plur.1 spoort
participles sporend gespoord
1) Archaic.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From spoor (“track, trail”) +‎ -en.

Verb

sporen

  1. (Netherlands, intransitive) to agree, to align
  2. (Netherlands, intransitive) to be sane
    Die vent spoort niet! ― That guy is not right in the head!
    En wat blijkt volgens die specialisten? Dat Trump wel degelijk niet helemaal spoort in zijn hoofd.
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  3. (intransitive) to travel by rail
Inflection
Inflection of sporen (weak)
infinitive sporen
past singular spoorde
past participle gespoord
infinitive sporen
gerund sporen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular spoor spoorde
2nd person sing. (jij) spoort spoorde
2nd person sing. (u) spoort spoorde
2nd person sing. (gij) spoort spoorde
3rd person singular spoort spoorde
plural sporen spoorden
subjunctive sing.1 spore spoorde
subjunctive plur.1 sporen spoorden
imperative sing. spoor
imperative plur.1 spoort
participles sporend gespoord
1) Archaic.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

sporen

  1. plural of spoor

Middle English

Etymology 1

From spore +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɔːrən/, /ˈspoːrən/, /ˈspurən/

Verb

sporen

  1. To spur (prod a horse to haste it)
  2. (rare) To spur (impel, drive, urge)
  3. (rare) To equip spurs.
Conjugation
Conjugation of sporen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) sporen, spore
present tense past tense
1st-person singular spore spored
2nd-person singular sporest sporedest
3rd-person singular sporeth spored
subjunctive singular spore
imperative singular —
plural1 sporen, spore sporeden, sporede
imperative plural sporeth, spore —
participles sporynge, sporende spored, yspored

1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants
  • English: spur
  • Scots: spur
References

Etymology 2

From Old English sporan, from Proto-Germanic *spuraniz; equivalent to spore +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

sporen

  1. plural of spore

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

sporen m

  1. definite singular of spore

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

sporen m

  1. definite singular of spore

Swedish

Noun

sporen

  1. definite singular of spor
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