sper

See also: Sper, SPER, spèr, and spêr

Alemannic German

Adjective

sper

1. (Uri) stiff, rigid

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 36.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈspɛr]

Verb

sper

1. second-person singular imperative of seprat

   Synonym: seper

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

sper

1. inflection of sperren:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Anagrams

• Pers, pers, resp.

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

sper

1. Alternative form of spere (“spear”)

Etymology 2

Noun

sper

1. Alternative form of spere (“sphere”)

Etymology 3

Verb

sper

1. Alternative form of sparren (“to close”)

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sper]

Verb

sper

1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of spera

Romansch

Alternative forms

• speras (Sursilvan)

Etymology

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Preposition

sper

1. near, next (to)
2. in addition (to)

Synonyms

• (in addition to):
  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) dasper
  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter) daspera
  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) dasperas

Adjective

sper m (feminine singular spera, masculine plural spers, feminine plural speras)

1. (Puter) near, not far away from

Synonyms

• (near, not far away from): poch dalöntsch da