Spur

See also: spur, špur, and șpur

English

Noun

Spur (plural Spurs)

1. (soccer) someone connected with Tottenham Hotspur FC, as a fan, player, coach etc.

Anagrams

• purs, surp

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *spurą. Cognate to English spoor, Hunsrik Spoer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃpuːɐ̯/
• Rhymes: -uːɐ̯

• Audio:

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Noun

Spur f (genitive Spur, plural Spuren)

1. track, trace, trail, sign, scent
2. lead, clue (evidence pointing to a solution)
3. lane
4. (mathematics) trace
5. (music) track

Hyponyms

• Blutspur (“blood trail, trail of blood”)
• Bremsspur
• Fahrspur (“lane”)
• Fußspur
• Ölspur
• Radspur (“wheel track”)
• Wagenspur (“wheel track”)
• Tonspur

Derived terms

• einspurig
• Spurensicherung
• Spurvermessung

Further reading

• “Spur” in Duden online

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Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃpuːə̯/

Noun

Spur f (plural Spuren)

1. Alternative spelling of Spuer