*sparrô
Runic: ᛊᛈᚨᚱᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈspɑr.rɔːː/noun · masculine · an-stem
Meanings
- beam, bar
- spar, rafter
Etymology
From Pre-Germanic *sporHon, from Proto-Indo-European *sperH- (‘spear; a kind of tree’); see the related *speru (‘spear’) for more.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sparrô | sparraniz |
| Acc. | sparranų | sparranunz |
| Gen. | sparriniz | sparranǫ̂ |
| Dat. | sparrini | sparrammaz |
| Inst. | sparrinē | sparrammiz |
| Voc. | sparrô | sparraniz |
Descendants
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*sparrō (Proto-West Germanic)
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*sparro (Old Dutch)
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sparre (Middle Dutch)
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spar (Dutch)
- spar (Afrikaans)
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spar (Dutch)
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sparre (Middle Dutch)
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*sparro (Old Dutch)
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*sparrō (Proto-West Germanic)
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*sparro (Old Dutch)
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sparre (Middle Dutch)
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sparre, spare, sparr, spere, sperr, sperre (Middle English)
- spar (English)
- spar (Scots)
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sparre, spare, sparr, spere, sperr, sperre (Middle English)
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sparre (Middle Dutch)
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*sparro (Old Dutch)
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*sparrō (Proto-West Germanic)
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espar (Old French)
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espar, épar (Middle French)
- épar (French)
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espar, épar (Middle French)
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espar (Old French)
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*sparrō (Proto-West Germanic)
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*sperra (Old Frisian)
- spjir (West Frisian)
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*sperra (Old Frisian)
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*sparrō (Proto-West Germanic)
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sparro (Old High German)
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sparre (Middle High German)
- Sparren (German)
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sparre (Middle High German)
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sparro (Old High German)
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*sparrō (Proto-West Germanic)
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sparro (Old Saxon)
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spāre, spār, spare, sparren, sparre (Middle Low German)
- Sparr (German Low German)
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spāre, spār, spare, sparren, sparre (Middle Low German)
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sparro (Old Saxon)
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sparri (Old Norse)
- sparri (Icelandic)
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sparri (Old Norse)
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sparre (Old Swedish)
- sparre (Swedish)
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sparre (Old Swedish)