spore
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Modern Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “seed, a sowing”), related to σπόρος (spóros, “sowing”) and σπείρω (speírō, “to sow”), from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to strew”) (compare English spread).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: spô, IPA(key): /spɔː/
- (General American) enPR: spôr, IPA(key): /spɔɹ/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: spōr, IPA(key): /spo(ː)ɹ/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /spoə/
- Homophone: spoor (accents with the pour–poor merger)
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)
Noun[edit]
spore (plural spores)
- A reproductive particle, usually a single cell, released by a fungus, alga, or plant that may germinate into another.
- A thick resistant particle produced by a bacterium or protist to survive in harsh or unfavorable conditions.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
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See also[edit]
Verb[edit]
spore (third-person singular simple present spores, present participle sporing, simple past and past participle spored)
- To produce spores.
Anagrams[edit]
Danish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
- (spore):, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “seed, a sowing”).
- (spur):, from Old Norse spori.
Noun[edit]
spore c (singular definite sporen, plural indefinite sporer)
- spore (reproductive particle)
- spore (resistant particle produced by bacterium or protist)
- spur (a rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for purpose of prodding a horse)
- spur (anything that inspires or motivates, as a spur does to a horse)
- spur (an appendage or spike pointing rearward, near the foot, for instance that of a rooster)
Inflection[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
spore (imperative spor, infinitive at spore, present tense sporer, past tense sporede, perfect tense er/har sporet)
- spur (to prod)
- spur (to urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object; to incite; to stimulate; to instigate; to impel; to drive)
- trace (to follow the trail of)
- scent (to detect the scent of)
- feel, notice, perceive
Synonyms[edit]
See also[edit]
spore on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
spore f
Anagrams[edit]
Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old English spora, spura, from Proto-Germanic *spurô.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
spore (plural spores or sporen)
- A spur; a prod for horses at the back of one's shoes.
- A spur as a representation of knightly status.
- The spike of the claws of a rooster (or other bird).
- (rare) A low support made of wood.
- (heraldry, rare) A heraldic depiction of a spur.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “spōre, n.(2).” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-17.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old English spor, from Proto-Germanic *spurą; probably assimilated in phonological form to Etymology 1.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
spore
References[edit]
- “spōre, n.(1).” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-17.
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
spore m (definite singular sporen, indefinite plural sporer, definite plural sporene)
- a spur
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá)
Noun[edit]
spore m (definite singular sporen, indefinite plural sporer, definite plural sporene)
Etymology 3[edit]
From the noun spor
Verb[edit]
spore (imperative spor, present tense sporer, passive spores, simple past spora or sporet or sporte, past participle spora or sporet or sport, present participle sporende)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “spore” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “spore_3” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “spore_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “spore_4” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
spore m (definite singular sporen, indefinite plural sporar, definite plural sporane)
- a spur
Etymology 2[edit]
From Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá)
Noun[edit]
spore m (definite singular sporen, indefinite plural sporar, definite plural sporane)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse spora and the noun spor
Verb[edit]
spore (present tense sporar, past tense spora, past participle spora, passive infinitive sporast, present participle sporande, imperative spor/spore)
Alternative forms[edit]
References[edit]
- “spore” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
spore
- inflection of spory:
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- nb:Biology
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- nn:Biology
- Norwegian Nynorsk verbs
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