*sparkaz

Runic: ᛊᛈᚨᚱᚲᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈspɑr.kɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

energetic, lively

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sp (h)erag-, from *sper- (‘to jerk, push, fidget, spring’) or alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *sperg- (‘to strew, scatter, sprinkle’).

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	sparkaz	sparkō	sparką, -at, -atō	sparkai	sparkôz	sparkō
Acc.	sparkanǭ	sparkǭ	sparką, -at, -atō	sparkanz	sparkōz	sparkō
Gen.	sparkas, sparkis	sparkaizōz	sparkas, sparkis	sparkaizǫ̂	sparkaizǫ̂	sparkaizǫ̂
Dat.	sparkammai	sparkaizōi	sparkammai	sparkaimaz	sparkaimaz	sparkaimaz
Inst.	sparkanō	sparkaizō	sparkanō	sparkaimiz	sparkaimiz	sparkaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	sparkô	sparkǭ	sparkô	sparkaniz	sparkōniz	sparkōnō
Acc.	sparkanų	sparkōnų	sparkô	sparkanunz	sparkōnunz	sparkōnō
Gen.	sparkiniz	sparkōniz	sparkiniz	sparkanǫ̂	sparkōnǫ̂	sparkanǫ̂
Dat.	sparkini	sparkōni	sparkini	sparkammaz	sparkōmaz	sparkammaz
Inst.	sparkinē	sparkōnē	sparkinē	sparkammiz	sparkōmiz	sparkammiz

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Descendants

*sparkō (Proto-West Germanic)
- *sparko (Old Dutch)
  - sparke (Middle Dutch)
    - spark (Dutch)
    - esparque (Middle French)
*sparkō (Proto-West Germanic)
- spearca, spærca (Old English)
  - sparke, sparc, sparck, spark, sperk, sperke (Middle English)
    - spark (English)
    - spark, sperk (Scots)
*sparkō (Proto-West Germanic)
- *sparka (Old Frisian)
  - Spoorke (Saterland Frisian)
  - spark (West Frisian)
*sparkō (Proto-West Germanic)
- *sparcho, *sparko (Old High German)
  - sparke (Middle High German)
    - Sparke (German)
*sparkō (Proto-West Germanic)
- *sparko (Old Saxon)
  - sparke (Middle Low German)
    - Sparke (Low German)
sparkr (Old Norse)
- sparkur (Icelandic)
sparkr (Old Norse)
- sprak, spracke, sprag (Middle English)
  - sprak, sprag, sprack (English)
  - sprack (Scots)
sprekr (Old Norse)
- sparkur (Icelandic)
sprekr (Old Norse)
- sprak, spracke, sprag (Middle English)
  - sprak, sprag, sprack (English)
  - sprack (Scots)

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