Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective

springar

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Remove ads

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English spring and German springen.

Verb

springar (present tense springas, past tense springis, future tense springos, imperative springez, conditional springus)

  1. (transitive) to leap
  2. (intransitive) to dash
  3. (transitive) to spring (over something)

Conjugation

More information present, past ...
Remove ads

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From springa + -ar.

Pronunciation

Noun

springar m (definite singular springaren, indefinite plural springarar, definite plural springarane)

  1. (chess) a knight
  2. a type of Norwegian folk dance, by extension, the music that accompanies such a dance
    • 1867, Christopher Janson, Ho Aastrid:
      Og hev' du mi Aastrid i Springaren set, eg vaagar daa Gut, du mest misser ditt Vit []
      If you have seen my Aastrid dancing the springar, I would wager, boy, you would go out of your mind []
  3. one of several species of small whales known for leaping out of the water, of the genus Delphinus or Lagenorhynchus
    • 1904, Anders Hovden, Fiskaren:
      Kvalen velter seg og sender spruten høgt i lufti. Springaren byks sjølaust og slengjer seg rundt, liksom i dans.
      The whale turns over, sending the spray high into the air. The leaping whale leaps clear of the sea and throws itself around, as if dancing.
  4. a runner (someone who runs)
  5. dolphin (Delphinidae)

References

Remove ads

Venetan

Etymology

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

Verb

springar

  1. (transitive) to sprinkle

Conjugation

* Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Remove ads

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Remove ads