sprek

Icelandic

Noun

sprek n (genitive singular spreks, nominative plural sprek)

1. stick, twig

Declension

Declension of sprek (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sprek	sprekið	sprek	sprekin
accusative	sprek	sprekið	sprek	sprekin
dative	spreki	sprekinu	sprekum	sprekunum
genitive	spreks	spreksins	spreka	sprekanna

Further reading

• “sprek” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Norwegian Bokmål

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)

1. agile
2. sporty

References

• “sprek” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sprækr. Cognates include English spry.

Alternative forms

• (non-standard since 2012) spræk

Adjective

sprek (neuter sprekt, definite singular and plural spreke, comparative sprekare, indefinite superlative sprekast, definite superlative sprekaste)

1. agile
2. sporty

Etymology 2

From Old Norse sprek.

Noun

sprek n (definite singular spreket, indefinite plural sprek, definite plural spreka)

1. a dry twig
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References

• “sprek” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

sprek n

1. an old rotting piece of wood

Descendants

• Faroese: sprek
• Icelandic: sprek
• Norwegian Nynorsk: sprek

Russenorsk

Alternative forms

• шпрекъ (šprek)
• спрекамъ (sprekam)
• spræk, spreek

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

• IPA^(key): /sprɛːk/, /ʃprʲek/, /ʃpræːk/

Verb

sprek

1. to speak
2. to say

   Kak ju sprek? Moja på tvoja njet forstå

   What are you saying? I don't understand you

Synonyms

• skasi
• snakka

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