sprint

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Alteration of earlier sprent (to leap; bound; dart), from Northern Middle English sprenten, from Old Norse *sprenta (for later spretta), from Proto-Germanic *sprantijaną, causative of Proto-Germanic *sprintaną (to jump up; bounce), from Proto-Indo-European *sprend-, *sprendʰ- (to flinch; jump), from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (to twitch; fidget; flinch; jump; be quick). Cognate with Middle High German sprenzen (to sprinkle; splash), Swedish spritta (to startle), Icelandic spretta (to spring forth; emerge; arise; develop).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /spɹɪnt/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪnt

Noun[edit]

sprint (plural sprints)

  1. A short race at top speed.
  2. A burst of speed or activity.
  3. (software engineering) In Agile software development, a period of development of a fixed time that is preceded and followed by meetings.

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Verb[edit]

sprint (third-person singular simple present sprints, present participle sprinting, simple past sprinted or (nonstandard, humorous) sprant, past participle sprinted or (nonstandard, humorous) sprunt)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To run, cycle, etc. at top speed for a short period.

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Czech[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English sprint.

Noun[edit]

sprint m inan

  1. sprint

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English sprint.

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sprint m (plural sprints or sprinten, diminutive sprintje n)

  1. sprint

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English sprint.

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Noun[edit]

sprint m (plural sprints)

  1. sprint, short top-speed race

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German[edit]

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Verb[edit]

sprint

  1. singular imperative of sprinten

Indonesian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English sprint

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Noun[edit]

sprint (plural sprint-sprint, first-person possessive sprintku, second-person possessive sprintmu, third-person possessive sprintnya)

  1. (sports) sprint: a short race at top speed.
    Synonym: lari cepat

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English sprint.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈsprint/
  • Rhymes: -int
  • Hyphenation: sprìnt

Noun[edit]

sprint m (invariable)

  1. sprint (short, fast race)
    sprint finalefinal sprint
  2. vivacity, brio

Noun[edit]

sprint f (invariable)

  1. (automotive) a car having strong acceleration

Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English sprint, from Middle English sprenten, from Old Norse *sprenta, from Proto-Germanic *sprantijaną, causative of *sprintaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sprend-, *sprendʰ-, from *sper-.

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Noun[edit]

sprint m inan

  1. (athletics) sprint (short race at top speed)
  2. sprint (burst of speed or activity)

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adjective
nouns

Further reading[edit]

  • sprint in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • sprint in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English sprint.

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Noun[edit]

sprint m (plural sprints)

  1. sprint (short race at top speed)
  2. sprint (burst of speed or activity)

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French sprint.

Noun[edit]

sprint n (plural sprinturi)

  1. sprint

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Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English sprint.

Noun[edit]

sprȉnt m (Cyrillic spelling спри̏нт)

  1. sprint

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /esˈpɾint/ [esˈpɾĩn̪t̪]
  • Rhymes: -int

Noun[edit]

sprint m (plural sprints)

  1. Alternative spelling of esprint

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Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

sprint c

  1. a small (metal) pin (in a lock, grenade, fire extinguisher or the like)
    dra ur sprinten
    pull out the pin
  2. a sprint (short race)

Declension[edit]

Declension of sprint 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative sprint sprinten sprintar sprintarna
Genitive sprints sprintens sprintars sprintarnas

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