spore

== English == === Etymology === From New Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “seed”), related to σπόρος (spóros, “sowing”) and σπείρω (speírō, “to sow”). Related to English spread). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: spô, IPA(key): /spɔː(ɹ)/ (General American) enPR: spôr, IPA(key): /spoɹ/ (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: spōr, IPA(key): /spo(ː)ɹ/ (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /spoə/ Homophone: spoor (accents with the pour–poor merger) Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) === Noun === spore (plural spores) A reproductive particle, usually a single cell, released by a fungus, alga, or plant that may germinate into another. A thick resistant particle produced by a bacterium or protist to survive in harsh or unfavorable conditions. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Thai: สปอร์ (sà-bpɔɔ) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== bulb gemma pollen propagule seed === Verb === spore (third-person singular simple present spores, present participle sporing, simple past and past participle spored) To produce spores. === Anagrams === Prose, ropes, reops, Soper, ERPOs, Poers, Spero, Perso-, soper, Peros, preso, prose, OPers., poser, pores, Ropes, Poser, repos, opers, pro se == Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /spoːrə/, [ˈsb̥oːɐ] === Etymology 1 === (spore):, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “seed, a sowing”). (spur):, from Old Norse spori, from Proto-Germanic *spurô. ==== Noun ==== spore c (singular definite sporen, plural indefinite sporer) spore (reproductive particle) spore (resistant particle produced by bacterium or protist) spur (a rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for purpose of prodding a horse) spur (anything that inspires or motivates, as a spur does to a horse) spur (an appendage or spike pointing rearward, near the foot, for instance that of a rooster) ===== Inflection ===== === Etymology 2 === (to spur):, from spore (“spur”). (to trace):, from spor (“track, trail, scent”). ==== Verb ==== spore (imperative spor, infinitive at spore, present tense sporer, past tense sporede, perfect tense har sporet) spur (to prod) spur (to urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object; to incite; to stimulate; to instigate; to impel; to drive) trace (to follow the trail of) scent (to detect the scent of) feel, notice, perceive ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Synonyms ===== (to spur): anspore (to scent, trace): opspore === See also === spore on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da “spore” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Verb === spore (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of sporen == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /spɔʁ/ === Noun === spore f (plural spores) spore ==== Descendants ==== → Persian: اسپور (espor) → Turkish: spor === Further reading === “spore”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈspɔ.re/ Rhymes: -ɔre Hyphenation: spò‧re === Noun === spore f plural of spora === Anagrams === perso, porse, preso, presò, prose, respo, spero, sperò == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English spora, spura, from Proto-West Germanic *spurō, from Proto-Germanic *spurô. ==== Alternative forms ==== spor, spure, spwre, spuyre, spurre, spur, spoure, spourre, spowrre, spoor, sporre ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈspɔːr(ə)/, /ˈspoːr(ə)/, /ˈspur(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== spore (plural spores or sporen) A spur; a prod for horses at the back of one's shoes. A spur as a representation of knightly status. The spike of the claws of a rooster (or other bird). (rare) A low support made of wood. (heraldry, rare) A heraldic depiction of a spur. ===== Derived terms ===== sporen sporiere ===== Descendants ===== English: spur Scots: spur Yola: spourr → Irish: spor (partially from Old Norse spori?) Irish: speir (conflated with seir) ===== References ===== “spōre, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 March 2019. === Etymology 2 === From Old English spor, from Proto-Germanic *spurą; probably assimilated in phonological form to Etymology 1. ==== Alternative forms ==== spure ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈspɔːr(ə)/, /ˈspoːr(ə)/, /ˈspur(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== spore (rare, in compounds) A track or trace. ===== References ===== “spōre, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 March 2019. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse spori. ==== Noun ==== spore m (definite singular sporen, indefinite plural sporer, definite plural sporene) a spur ===== Derived terms ===== ridderspore === Etymology 2 === From Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá). ==== Noun ==== spore m (definite singular sporen, indefinite plural sporer, definite plural sporene) (biology) a spore === Etymology 3 === From the noun spor. ==== Verb ==== spore (imperative spor, present tense sporer, passive spores, simple past spora or sporet or sporte, past participle spora or sporet or sport, present participle sporende) to trace, track ===== Derived terms ===== spore av === References === “spore” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “spore_3” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). “spore_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). “spore_4” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse spori. ==== Noun ==== spore m (definite singular sporen, indefinite plural sporar, definite plural sporane) a spur === Etymology 2 === From Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá). ==== Noun ==== spore m (definite singular sporen, indefinite plural sporar, definite plural sporane) (biology) a spore === Etymology 3 === From Old Norse spora and the noun spor. ==== Verb ==== spore (present tense sporar, past tense spora, past participle spora, passive infinitive sporast, present participle sporande, imperative spore/spor) to trace, track ===== Alternative forms ===== spora === References === “spore” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈspo.re/ === Noun === spore dative singular of spor == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈspɔ.rɛ/ Rhymes: -ɔrɛ Syllabification: spo‧re Homophone: sporę === Adjective === spore inflection of spory: neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural == Serbo-Croatian == === Adjective === spore (Cyrillic spelling споре) inflection of spor: masculine accusative plural feminine genitive singular feminine nominative/accusative/vocative plural === Noun === spore (Cyrillic spelling споре) vocative singular of spor