spoor

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 Verb 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Derived terms 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Afrikaans from Dutch spoor, akin to Old English and Old Norse spor (whence Danish spor)

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /spʊə/
• (GenAm) IPA: /spʊɹ/

[edit] Noun

spoor (plural spoor or spoors)

1. The track, trail or droppings of an animal

[edit] Verb

to spoor (third-person singular simple present spoors, present participle spooring, simple past and past participle spoored)

1. (transitive) To track an animal by following its spoor

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

spoor n. (plural sporen, diminutive spoortje)

1. spoor
2. (railway) track

[edit] Derived terms

• smalspoor
• treinspoor
• voetspoor

[edit] Noun

spoor f. and m. (plural sporen)

1. spur
2. spore

[edit] Derived terms

• aansporen