spark
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Etymology 1
Middle English sparke, sperke, from Old English spearca, from Proto-Germanic *sparkōn (cf. Dutch sprank, Middle Low German sparke), from Proto-Indo-European *sp(h)er(e)g- 'to strew, sprinkle' (compare Breton erc'h ‘snow’, Latin spargere ‘to scatter, spread’, sparsus ‘scattered’, Lithuanian sprógti ‘to germinate’, Ancient Greek spargân ‘to swell’, Avestan frasparega ‘branch, twig’, Sanskrit Parjanva ‘rain, rain god’).
[edit] Noun
spark (plural sparks)
- A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire.
- A short or small burst of electrical discharge.
- (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.
- (in plural sparks but treated as a singular) A ship's radio operator.
- (UK, slang) An electrician.
[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
spark (third-person singular simple present sparks, present participle sparking, simple past and past participle sparked)
- (transitive) To trigger, kindle into activity (an argument, etc).
- (intransitive) To give off a spark or sparks.
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[edit] Etymology 2
probably Scandinavian, akin to Old Norse sparkr 'sprightly'
[edit] Noun
spark (plural sparks)
[edit] Verb
spark (third-person singular simple present sparks, present participle sparking, simple past and past participle sparked)
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[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)
[edit] Inflection
| neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | spark | sparket | spark | sparkene |
| genitive | sparks | sparkets | sparks | sparkenes |
[edit] Verb
spark
- imperative of sparke
[edit] Faroese
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: [spaɹ̥k]
[edit] Noun
spark n.
[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)
[edit] Icelandic
[edit] Noun
spark n.
- a kick
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[edit] Swedish
[edit] Noun
spark c.
- a kick
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[edit] Declension
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English nouns
- British English
- English slang
- English verbs
- English terms derived from Old Norse
- Danish terms derived from Old Norse
- Danish nouns
- Danish verb forms
- Faroese nouns
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- Icelandic nouns
- Swedish nouns