spark
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- enPR: spärk, IPA: /spɑː(r)k/, X-SAMPA: /spA:(r)k/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(r)k
- Homophone: SPARC
Etymology 1 [edit]
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’).
Noun [edit]
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.
Synonyms [edit]
- (small amount of something, such as an idea, that has the potential to become something greater): beginnings, germ, glimmer
Derived terms [edit]
- sparkle
- bright spark
- spark arrester
- spark coil
- spark gap
- spark knock
- spark of life
- spark plug
- spark transmitter
- sparks fly
Translations [edit]
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Verb [edit]
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).
- 2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, BBC Sport:
- The introduction of substitute Andy Carroll sparked Liverpool into life and he pulled a goal back just after the hour - and thought he had equalised as Kenny Dalglish's side laid siege to Chelsea's goal in the closing stages.
- 2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, BBC Sport:
- (intransitive) To give off a spark or sparks.
Derived terms [edit]
Etymology 2 [edit]
probably Scandinavian, akin to Old Norse sparkr 'sprightly'
Noun [edit]
spark (plural sparks)
Verb [edit]
spark (third-person singular simple present sparks, present participle sparking, simple past and past participle sparked)
Derived terms [edit]
References [edit]
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
Anagrams [edit]
Danish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Norse spark, verbal noun to sparka (“to kick”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /spark/, [sb̥ɑːɡ̊]
Noun [edit]
spark n (singular definite sparket, plural indefinite spark)
Inflection [edit]
| neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | spark | sparket | spark | sparkene |
| genitive | sparks | sparkets | sparks | sparkenes |
Verb [edit]
spark
- imperative of sparke
Faroese [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /spaɹ̥k/
Noun [edit]
spark n (genitive singular sparks, plural spørk)
Declension [edit]
| 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 |
Derived terms [edit]
- sparka (to kick)
- brotsspark (penalty kick)
- fríspark (free kick)
- hornaspark (corner kick)
- málspark (goal kick)
- neyðspark (when forced to kick the ball off)
Icelandic [edit]
Noun [edit]
spark n
- a kick
Derived terms [edit]
Swedish [edit]
Noun [edit]
spark c
- a kick
Derived terms [edit]
Declension [edit]
- English terms with homophones
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English nouns
- English countable 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 neuter nouns
- Faroese nouns
- fo:Football (Soccer)
- Icelandic nouns
- Swedish nouns