Speers

See also: speers

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as spaers in 1481. Borrowed from West Frisian Spears, potentially derived from Old Frisian Sparre (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /speːrs/
• Hyphenation: Speers
• Rhymes: -eːrs

Proper noun

Speers n

1. A hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Speers

1. genitive singular of Speer