sprek
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Noun
sprek n (genitive singular spreks, nominative plural sprek)
Declension
Declension of sprek (neuter)
Further reading
- “sprek” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
Etymology
From Old Norse sprækr.
Adjective
sprek (masculine and feminine sprek, neuter sprekt, definite singular and plural spreke, comparative sprekere, indefinite superlative sprekest, definite superlative sprekeste)
References
- “sprek” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Etymology 1
From Old Norse sprækr. Cognates include English spry.
Alternative forms
Adjective
sprek (neuter sprekt, definite singular and plural spreke, comparative sprekare, indefinite superlative sprekast, definite superlative sprekaste)
Etymology 2
Noun
sprek n (definite singular spreket, indefinite plural sprek, definite plural spreka)
References
- “sprek” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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Etymology
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Noun
sprek n
Descendants
Alternative forms
Etymology
From a Germanic language. May be a loan from some older unknown pidgin. Possible sources are e.g. Middle Dutch sprēken or Old Frisian spreka.
Pronunciation
Verb
sprek
Synonyms
References
- Ingvild Broch, Ernst H. Jahr (1984) Russenorsk: Et pidginspråk i Norge [Russenorsk: A pidgin language in Norway], 2 edition, Oslo: Novus Forlag
М. Пришвин (1908) За волшебнымъ колобкомъ : По Крайнему Сѣверу Россiи и Норвегiи, reedition 1982 on the Russian Wikisource.Wikisource ru
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