Sporn

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German spore, from Old High German sporo, from Proto-West Germanic *sporō, from Proto-Germanic *spurô.

Cognate with Dutch spoor, English spur. The final -n of the modern form is from the Middle High German inflected forms. The development of a singular in -n with plural in -en is unique, though somewhat similar to that in Herr.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃpɔrn/, [ʃpɔʁn], [ʃpɔɐ̯n], [ʃpɔːn]
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Noun

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Sporn m (strong, genitive Sporns or Spornes, plural Sporen or Sporne)

  1. spur

Usage notes

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  • In the literal sense “implement for prodding a horse”, the plural is almost always Sporen. The form Sporne is used in some derived senses and compounds.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Silesian: szporń

Further reading

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  • Sporn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Sporn” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Sporn” in Duden online
  • Sporn” in OpenThesaurus.de
  • Sporn on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de