spor

See also: spór and спор

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sъporъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈspor]

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Noun

1. quarrel
2. dispute
3. contradiction

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

• pře f

Derived terms

• bezesporu

Further reading

• Template:R:PSJC
• Template:R:SSJC

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse spor, from Proto-Germanic *spurą, from Pre-Germanic *spr̥Hom, derived from or related to *spurnaną (“to kick”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sperH- (“to trample”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spoːr/, [sb̥oːˀɐ̯]
• Rhymes: -oːɐ̯

Noun

spor n (singular definite sporet, plural indefinite spor)

1. track
2. trail
3. scent
4. trace
5. vestige
6. mark
7. clue, lead
8. rut
9. lane

Declension

Declension of spor

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	spor	sporet	spor	sporene
genitive	spors	sporets	spors	sporenes

Derived terms

(track): fodspor

Verb

spor

1. imperative of spore

References

• “spor” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse spor.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːr

Noun

spor n (genitive singular spors, nominative plural spor)

1. a footprint
2. a trail
3. a step
4. a dance step
5. a stich
6. (mathematics) a trace; (the sum of the diagonal elements of a square matrix)

Declension

declension of spor

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	spor	sporið	spor	sporin
accusative	spor	sporið	spor	sporin
dative	spori	sporinu	sporum	sporunum
genitive	spors	sporsins	spora	sporanna

Synonyms

• (footprint): fótspor
• (trail): slóð
• (step): skref
• (dance step): dansspor
• (stich): nálspor

Derived terms

• að vörmu spori (“in a few minutes”)
• fara út af sporinu (“go off the rails”)
• greikka sporið (“to walk faster”)
• í þínum sporum (“in your shoes”)
• léttur í spori (“light footed”)
• rekja slóð (“to follow a track”)
• sporlína (“trace line”)

 

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Middle English

Noun

spor

1. Alternative form of spore

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse spor

Noun

spor n (definite singular sporet, indefinite plural spor, definite plural spora or sporene)

1. a trace
2. track (left by something; e.g. an animal, person, or vehicle)

   ferske spor ― fresh tracks

3. track (laid for trains or trams to run on)

Derived terms

• dobbeltspor
• fotspor
• jernbanespor
• kryssingsspor, krysningsspor
• meterspor
• normalspor
• normalsporet
• sidespor
• skispor
• smalspor, smalsporet
• sporbrudd
• sporløst
• sporstoff
• sporvei, sporveg
• sporveksel
• sporvidde
• sporvogn

 

Related terms

• spore (verb)

Etymology 2

Verb

spor

1. (deprecated template usage) imperative of spore

References

• “spor” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse spor

Noun

spor n (definite singular sporet, indefinite plural spor, definite plural spora)

1. a trace
2. track (left by something; e.g. an animal, person, or vehicle)

   ferske spor ― fresh tracks

3. track (laid for trains or trams to run on)

Synonyms

• far

Derived terms

• dobbeltspor
• fotspor
• jarnbanespor, jernbanespor
• kryssingsspor
• meterspor
• normalspor
• sidespor
• skispor
• smalspor
• sporstoff
• sporveg
• sporveksel
• sporvidd, sporvidde
• sporvogn

 

References

• “spor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *spurą. Cognate with Old Frisian *spor, Old Saxon spor, Old Dutch spor, Old High German spor, Old Norse spor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spor/

Noun

spor n (nominative plural sporu)

1. track, trace
2. footprint
3. vestige, any mark left by some event

Declension

Declension of spor (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	spor	sporu
accusative	spor	sporu
genitive	spores	spora
dative	spore	sporum

Synonyms

• swæþ

Derived terms

• spyrian

Related terms

• spurnan

Descendants

• Middle English: spore, spurre

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spɔr/

Noun

spor f

1. genitive plural of spora

   Synonym: spór

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [spor]

Etymology 1

From Slavic *sporъ.

Noun

spor n (plural sporuri)

1. increase

Derived terms

• spori
• spornic

Etymology 2

From French spore.

Noun

spor m (plural spori)

1. spore

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *sъporъ, from s- + *per- (“to hit”) (whence also òtpor).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spôr/

Noun

spȍr m (Cyrillic spelling спо̏р)

1. dispute, conflict, quarrel

Declension

Declension of spor

	singular	plural
nominative	spor	sporovi
genitive	spora	sporova
dative	sporu	sporovima
accusative	spor	sporove
vocative	spore	sporovi
locative	sporu	sporovima
instrumental	sporom	sporovima

Derived terms

• spȏran
• spòriti

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *sporъ (“abundant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spôr/

Adjective

spȍr (Cyrillic spelling спо̏р, definite spȍrī, comparative sporiji)

1. slow
2. sluggish, lingering

Declension

positive indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		spor	spora	sporo
genitive		spora	spore	spora
dative		sporu	sporoj	sporu
accusative	inanimate animate	spor spora	sporu	sporo
vocative		spor	spora	sporo
locative		sporu	sporoj	sporu
instrumental		sporim	sporom	sporim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		spori	spore	spora
genitive		sporih	sporih	sporih
dative		sporim(a)	sporim(a)	sporim(a)
accusative		spore	spore	spora
vocative		spori	spore	spora
locative		sporim(a)	sporim(a)	sporim(a)
instrumental		sporim(a)	sporim(a)	sporim(a)

positive definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		spori	spora	sporo
genitive		sporog(a)	spore	sporog(a)
dative		sporom(u/e)	sporoj	sporom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	spori sporog(a)	sporu	sporo
vocative		spori	spora	sporo
locative		sporom(e/u)	sporoj	sporom(e/u)
instrumental		sporim	sporom	sporim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		spori	spore	spora
genitive		sporih	sporih	sporih
dative		sporim(a)	sporim(a)	sporim(a)
accusative		spore	spore	spora
vocative		spori	spore	spora
locative		sporim(a)	sporim(a)	sporim(a)
instrumental		sporim(a)	sporim(a)	sporim(a)

comparative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		sporiji	sporija	sporije
genitive		sporijeg(a)	sporije	sporijeg(a)
dative		sporijem(u)	sporijoj	sporijem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	sporiji sporijeg(a)	sporiju	sporije
vocative		sporiji	sporija	sporije
locative		sporijem(u)	sporijoj	sporijem(u)
instrumental		sporijim	sporijom	sporijim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		sporiji	sporije	sporija
genitive		sporijih	sporijih	sporijih
dative		sporijim(a)	sporijim(a)	sporijim(a)
accusative		sporije	sporije	sporija
vocative		sporiji	sporije	sporija
locative		sporijim(a)	sporijim(a)	sporijim(a)
instrumental		sporijim(a)	sporijim(a)	sporijim(a)

superlative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najsporiji	najsporija	najsporije
genitive		najsporijeg(a)	najsporije	najsporijeg(a)
dative		najsporijem(u)	najsporijoj	najsporijem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	najsporiji najsporijeg(a)	najsporiju	najsporije
vocative		najsporiji	najsporija	najsporije
locative		najsporijem(u)	najsporijoj	najsporijem(u)
instrumental		najsporijim	najsporijom	najsporijim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najsporiji	najsporije	najsporija
genitive		najsporijih	najsporijih	najsporijih
dative		najsporijim(a)	najsporijim(a)	najsporijim(a)
accusative		najsporije	najsporije	najsporija
vocative		najsporiji	najsporije	najsporija
locative		najsporijim(a)	najsporijim(a)	najsporijim(a)
instrumental		najsporijim(a)	najsporijim(a)	najsporijim(a)

Synonyms

• polàgān

Antonyms

• bȓz
• hȉtar

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:spor.

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Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French sport.

Noun

spor (definite accusative sporu, plural sporlar)

1. sport

Derived terms

• sporcu
• sporculuk

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French spore.

Noun

spor (definite accusative sporu, plural sporlar)

1. spore