"spook" meaning in Afrikaans

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Noun

IPA: /spʊə̯k/ Forms: spoke [plural], spokie [diminutive]
Etymology: From Dutch spook, from Middle Dutch spoke, spooc, from Proto-Germanic *spōk. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|spook}} Dutch spook, {{inh|af|dum|spoke}} Middle Dutch spoke, {{inh|af|gem-pro|*spōk}} Proto-Germanic *spōk Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|spoke|||||diminutive|spokie|||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} spook (plural spoke, diminutive spokie), {{af-noun|spoke|spokie}} spook (plural spoke, diminutive spokie)
  1. ghost, phantom Categories (topical): Ghosts
    Sense id: en-spook-af-noun-eLmZiDri Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for spook meaning in Afrikaans (2.5kB)

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      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nd",
            "2": "isipoko",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Northern Ndebele: isipoko",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Northern Ndebele: isipoko"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xh",
            "2": "isiporho",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Xhosa: isiporho",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Xhosa: isiporho"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zu",
            "2": "isipoki",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Zulu: isipoki",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Zulu: isipoki"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "spook"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch spook",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "spoke"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch spoke",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*spōk"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *spōk",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Dutch spook, from Middle Dutch spoke, spooc, from Proto-Germanic *spōk.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "spoke",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spokie",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "10": "",
        "11": "diminutive",
        "12": "spokie",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "spoke",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f2accel-form": "p",
        "f2request": "1",
        "f5accel-form": "diminutive",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "spook (plural spoke, diminutive spokie)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spoke",
        "2": "spokie"
      },
      "expansion": "spook (plural spoke, diminutive spokie)",
      "name": "af-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Afrikaans",
  "lang_code": "af",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "af",
          "name": "Ghosts",
          "orig": "af:Ghosts",
          "parents": [
            "Afterlife",
            "Characters from folklore",
            "Death",
            "Fantasy",
            "Horror",
            "Mythological creatures",
            "Occult",
            "Mythology",
            "Philosophy",
            "Religion",
            "Fictional characters",
            "Folklore",
            "Body",
            "Life",
            "Fiction",
            "Speculative fiction",
            "Literature",
            "Forteana",
            "Culture",
            "All topics",
            "Human",
            "Nature",
            "Artistic works",
            "Genres",
            "Entertainment",
            "Writing",
            "Pseudoscience",
            "Society",
            "Fundamental",
            "Art",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "Sciences",
            "Communication"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ghost, phantom"
      ],
      "id": "en-spook-af-noun-eLmZiDri",
      "links": [
        [
          "ghost",
          "ghost"
        ],
        [
          "phantom",
          "phantom"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/spʊə̯k/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spook"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nd",
            "2": "isipoko",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Northern Ndebele: isipoko",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Northern Ndebele: isipoko"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xh",
            "2": "isiporho",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Xhosa: isiporho",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Xhosa: isiporho"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zu",
            "2": "isipoki",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Zulu: isipoki",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Zulu: isipoki"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "spook"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch spook",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "spoke"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch spoke",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*spōk"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *spōk",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Dutch spook, from Middle Dutch spoke, spooc, from Proto-Germanic *spōk.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "spoke",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spokie",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "10": "",
        "11": "diminutive",
        "12": "spokie",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "spoke",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f2accel-form": "p",
        "f2request": "1",
        "f5accel-form": "diminutive",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "spook (plural spoke, diminutive spokie)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spoke",
        "2": "spokie"
      },
      "expansion": "spook (plural spoke, diminutive spokie)",
      "name": "af-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Afrikaans",
  "lang_code": "af",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header",
        "Afrikaans lemmas",
        "Afrikaans nouns",
        "Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Afrikaans terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "af:Ghosts"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ghost, phantom"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ghost",
          "ghost"
        ],
        [
          "phantom",
          "phantom"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/spʊə̯k/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spook"
}

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