sporen
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Noun
sporen c
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch sporen. Equivalent to spoor (“spur”) + -en.
Verb
sporen
- (transitive) to spur
Conjugation
| Conjugation of sporen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | sporen | |||
| past singular | spoorde | |||
| past participle | gespoord | |||
| infinitive | sporen | |||
| gerund | sporen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | spoor | spoorde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | spoort, spoor2 | spoorde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | spoort | spoorde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | spoort | spoorde | ||
| 3rd person singular | spoort | spoorde | ||
| plural | sporen | spoorden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | spore | spoorde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | sporen | spoorden | ||
| imperative sing. | spoor | |||
| imperative plur.1 | spoort | |||
| participles | sporend | gespoord | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: spoor
Etymology 2
From spoor (“track, trail”) + -en.
Verb
sporen
- (Netherlands, intransitive) to agree, to align
- (Netherlands, intransitive) to be sane
- (intransitive) to travel by rail
Conjugation
| Conjugation of sporen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | sporen | |||
| past singular | spoorde | |||
| past participle | gespoord | |||
| infinitive | sporen | |||
| gerund | sporen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | spoor | spoorde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | spoort, spoor2 | spoorde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | spoort | spoorde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | spoort | spoorde | ||
| 3rd person singular | spoort | spoorde | ||
| plural | sporen | spoorden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | spore | spoorde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | sporen | spoorden | ||
| imperative sing. | spoor | |||
| imperative plur.1 | spoort | |||
| participles | sporend | gespoord | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
sporen
Etymology 1
From spore + -en (infinitival suffix).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Verb
sporen
Conjugation
| infinitive | (to) sporen, spore | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | spore | spored | |
| 2nd-person singular | sporest | sporedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | sporeth | spored | |
| subjunctive singular | spore | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | sporen, spore | sporeden, sporede | |
| imperative plural | sporeth, spore | — | |
| participles | sporynge, sporende | spored, yspored | |
Conjugation of sporen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
References
- “spōren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-17.
Etymology 2
From Old English sporan, from Proto-Germanic *spuraniz; equivalent to spore + -en (plural suffix).
Noun
sporen
Noun
sporen m
Noun
sporen m
Noun
sporen
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