*spīrǭ

Runic: ᛊᛈᛁᚱᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈspiː.rɔ̃ː/

noun · feminine · ōn-stem

Meanings

peak; summit; top
pole; rod; reed; stalk

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *spey- (‘peak; summit; sharp point; stick’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	spīrǭ	spīrōniz
Acc.	spīrōnų	spīrōnunz
Gen.	spīrōniz	spīrōnǫ̂
Dat.	spīrōni	spīrōmaz
Inst.	spīrōnē	spīrōmiz
Voc.	spīrǭ	spīrōniz

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Descendants

*spīrā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *spīr (Old Dutch)
  - spier (Middle Dutch)
    - spier (Dutch)
*spīrā (Proto-West Germanic)
- spīr (Old English)
  - spir, spyre, spier, spire (Middle English)
    - spire (English)
    - spyre, spire (Scots)
*spīrā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *spīr (Old Frisian)
  - Spier, Spíer (Saterland Frisian)
  - spier (West Frisian)
*spīrā (Proto-West Germanic)
- spīr, spīrboum (Old High German)
  - spīre, spir, spirboum, spier, grasspier (Middle High German)
    - Speier (German)
*spīrā (Proto-West Germanic)
- spīr (Old Saxon)
  - spîr (Middle Low German)
    - Spier (German)
    - Spier (German Low German)
*spīri (Proto-West Germanic)
- *spīr (Old Dutch)
  - spier (Middle Dutch)
    - spier (Dutch)
*spīri (Proto-West Germanic)
- spīr (Old English)
  - spir, spyre, spier, spire (Middle English)
    - spire (English)
    - spyre, spire (Scots)
*spīri (Proto-West Germanic)
- *spīr (Old Frisian)
  - Spier, Spíer (Saterland Frisian)
  - spier (West Frisian)
*spīri (Proto-West Germanic)
- spīr, spīrboum (Old High German)
  - spīre, spir, spirboum, spier, grasspier (Middle High German)
    - Speier (German)
*spīri (Proto-West Germanic)
- spīr (Old Saxon)
  - spîr (Middle Low German)
    - Spier (German)
    - Spier (German Low German)
*spīru (Proto-West Germanic)
- *spīr (Old Dutch)
  - spier (Middle Dutch)
    - spier (Dutch)
*spīru (Proto-West Germanic)
- spīr (Old English)
  - spir, spyre, spier, spire (Middle English)
    - spire (English)
    - spyre, spire (Scots)
*spīru (Proto-West Germanic)
- *spīr (Old Frisian)
  - Spier, Spíer (Saterland Frisian)
  - spier (West Frisian)
*spīru (Proto-West Germanic)
- spīr, spīrboum (Old High German)
  - spīre, spir, spirboum, spier, grasspier (Middle High German)
    - Speier (German)
*spīru (Proto-West Germanic)
- spīr (Old Saxon)
  - spîr (Middle Low German)
    - Spier (German)
    - Spier (German Low German)
*spīr (Proto-West Germanic)
- *spīr (Old Dutch)
  - spier (Middle Dutch)
    - spier (Dutch)
*spīr (Proto-West Germanic)
- spīr (Old English)
  - spir, spyre, spier, spire (Middle English)
    - spire (English)
    - spyre, spire (Scots)
*spīr (Proto-West Germanic)
- *spīr (Old Frisian)
  - Spier, Spíer (Saterland Frisian)
  - spier (West Frisian)
*spīr (Proto-West Germanic)
- spīr, spīrboum (Old High German)
  - spīre, spir, spirboum, spier, grasspier (Middle High German)
    - Speier (German)
*spīr (Proto-West Germanic)
- spīr (Old Saxon)
  - spîr (Middle Low German)
    - Spier (German)
    - Spier (German Low German)
spíra (Old Norse)
- spir (Danish)
- spíra (Faroese)
- spíra (Icelandic)
- spire, spir (Norwegian Bokmål)
- spira (Swedish)

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