Spa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "spa"

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Spa (disambiguation)

Wikipedia

Etymology

The town name is from Walloon espa (“fountain, spring”), which could be from Latin spargere (“to spread, scatter”) or spatium (“free space”).

Proper noun

Spa

2. A city in the province of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium.

References

• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Spa”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
• Dictionnaire des noms de lieux en Wallonie et à Bruxelles, Jean-Jacques Jespers, 2005, éd. Racine

Anagrams

• APS, SAP, sap, APs, Psa., PsA, s.ap., asp, pas, Pas, PSA, ASP, PAs, PAS

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spaː/
• Hyphenation: Spa
• Rhymes: -aː
• Homophone: spa

Proper noun

Spa ?

1. a town and municipality in the province of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, famous for its springs

Derived terms

• spawater

Anagrams

• sap, spa

French

French Wikipedia has an article on:

Spa

Wikipedia ^fr

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spa/

Proper noun

Spa f

1. a town and municipality in the province of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

   Holonym: Belgique

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

Spa

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Spa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspa/
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: Spa
• Homophone: spa

Proper noun

Spa n (indeclinable)

1. Spa (a municipality, a town in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium)

Further reading

• Spa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Spa in PWN's encyclopedia