spore

See also: Spore and S'pore

English

Etymology

From Modern Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “seed, a sowing”), related to σπόρος (spóros, “sowing”) and σπείρω (speírō, “to sow”), from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to strew”) (compare English spread).

Pronunciation

Noun

spore (plural spores)

  1. A reproductive particle, usually a single cell, released by a fungus, alga, or plant that may germinate into another.
  2. A thick resistant particle produced by a bacterium or protist to survive in harsh or unfavorable conditions.

Translations

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Verb

spore (third-person singular simple present spores, present participle sporing, simple past and past participle spored)

  1. To produce spores.

Anagrams

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spoːrə/, [ˈsb̥oːɐ]

Etymology 1

Noun

spore c (singular definite sporen, plural indefinite sporer)

  1. spore (reproductive particle)
  2. spore (resistant particle produced by bacterium or protist)
  3. spur (a rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for purpose of prodding a horse)
  4. spur (anything that inspires or motivates, as a spur does to a horse)
  5. 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 er/har sporet)

  1. spur (to prod)
  2. 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)
  3. trace (to follow the trail of)
  4. scent (to detect the scent of)
  5. feel, notice, perceive
Synonyms
  • (to spur): anspore
  • (to scent, trace): opspore

See also

Italian

Noun

spore f

  1. plural of spora

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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)

  1. to trace, track

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

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 spor/spore)

  1. to trace, track

References

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