spark

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.1 Homophones 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Derived terms 1.2.1.3 Translations 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.2.1 Derived terms 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.2 Verb 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.4 References 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Inflection 2.4 Verb 3 Faroese 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Declension 3.2.2 Derived terms 4 Icelandic 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Derived terms 5 Swedish 5.1 Noun 5.1.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: spärk, IPA: /spɑː(r)k/, SAMPA: /spA:(r)k/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)k

[edit] Homophones

• SPARC

[edit] Etymology 1

[edit] Noun

spark (plural sparks)

1. A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire.
2. A short or small burst of electrical discharge.
3. (figuratively) A small amount of something, such as an idea, that has the potential to become something greater, just as a spark can start a fire.
4. (in plural sparks but treated as a singular) A ship's radio operator.

[edit] Synonyms

• (small amount of something, such as an idea, that has the potential to become something greater): beginnings, germ, glimmer

[edit] Derived terms

• sparkle
• bright spark
• spark arrester
• spark coil
• spark gap
• spark knock
• spark of life
• spark plug
• spark transmitter
• sparks fly

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to spark (third-person singular simple present sparks, present participle sparking, simple past and past participle sparked)

1. (transitive) To trigger, kindle into activity (an argument, etc).
2. (intransitive) To give off a spark or sparks.

[edit] Derived terms

• spark off
• sparkle

[edit] Etymology 2

probably Scandinavian, akin to Old Norse sparkr 'sprightly'

[edit] Noun

spark (plural sparks)

1. A gallant, a foppish young man
2. A beau, lover

[edit] Verb

to spark (third-person singular simple present sparks, present participle sparking, simple past and past participle sparked)

1. To woo, court

[edit] Derived terms

• sparkish
• sparker

[edit] References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse spark, verbal noun to sparka (“‘to kick’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /spark/, [sb̥ɑːɡ̊]

[edit] Noun

spark n. (singular definite sparket, plural indefinite spark)

1. kick

[edit] Inflection

[edit] Verb

spark

1. Imperative of sparke.

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[edit] Faroese

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [spaʃk]

[edit] Noun

spark n.

1. kick

[edit] Declension

n5	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	spark	sparkið	spørk	spørkini
Accusative	spark	sparkið	spørk	spørkini
Dative	sparki	sparkinum	spørkum	spørkunum
Genitive	sparks	sparksins	sparka	sparkanna

[edit] Derived terms

• sparka (to kick)
• brotsspark (penalty kick)
• fríspark (free kick)
• hornaspark (corner kick)
• málspark (goal kick)
• neyðspark (when forced to kick the ball off)

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[edit] Icelandic

[edit] Noun

spark n.

1. a kick

[edit] Derived terms

• sparka

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

Inflection for spark	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	spark	sparken	sparkar	sparkarna
Genitive	sparks	sparkens	sparkars	sparkarnas

spark c.

1. a kick

[edit] Derived terms

• sparka