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Speer

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English

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Proper noun

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Speer

  1. A surname.
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. A neighbourhood of Denver, Colorado.
    2. An unincorporated community in Stark County, Illinois.
    3. A railroad location in Laramie County, Wyoming. [1]

References

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German and Old High German sper, from Proto-West Germanic *speru, from Proto-Germanic *speru. Compare Dutch speer, English spear.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃpeːr/, [ʃpeːɐ̯]
    • IPA(key): [ʃpɛɐ̯] (common merger)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eːɐ̯
  • Homophone: sperr (some speakers)

Noun

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Speer m (strong, genitive Speeres or Speers, plural Speere)

  1. spear; javelin (a long stick thrown as a weapon or for sport)

Declension

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Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Speer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Speer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Speer” in Duden online
  • Speer on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Saterland Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian spere, from Proto-West Germanic *speru, from Proto-Germanic *speru. More at spear.

Noun

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Speer m

  1. spear