"spå" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Danish]

IPA: /spɔːˀ/, [ˈsb̥ɔˀ]
Etymology: From Old Norse spá, from Proto-Germanic *spahōną, cognate with Norwegian, Swedish spå. A variant of *spehōną, which is the source of German spähen (“to spy”) (and, via French, English spy). Etymology templates: {{der|da|non|spá}} Old Norse spá, {{inh|da|gem-pro|*spahōną}} Proto-Germanic *spahōną, {{cog|no|-}} Norwegian, {{cog|sv|spå}} Swedish spå, {{cog|de|spähen||to spy}} German spähen (“to spy”), {{cog|en|spy}} English spy Head templates: {{head|da|verb|past tense|spåede|past participle|spået}} spå (past tense spåede, past participle spået) Inflection templates: {{da-conj|spå||spår|ede|h|et|||spås|}} Forms: spåede [past], spået [participle, past], no-table-tags [table-tags], spår [present], spåede [past], har spået [perfect, present], havde spået [past, perfect], spås [passive, present], spåedes [passive, past], spående [participle, present], spået [participle, past], spå [imperative, present], - [imperative, past], spå [infinitive, present], - [infinitive, past], have [auxiliary, present], - [auxiliary, past], spåen [gerund, present], - [gerund, past]
  1. to predict, forecast, foretell, prophesy Derived forms: spådom, spåkone, spåkvinde, spåmand, spåpræst
    Sense id: en-spå-da-verb-RHA86a4i Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 35 35 3 3 3 11 10

Verb [Norwegian Bokmål]

Forms: spå [imperative], spår [present], spås [passive], spådde [past], spådd [participle, past], spående [participle, present]
Etymology: From Old Norse spá. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|spá}} Old Norse spá Head templates: {{head|nb|verb|imperative|spå|present tense|spår|passive|spås|simple past|spådde|past participle|spådd|present participle|spående}} spå (imperative spå, present tense spår, passive spås, simple past spådde, past participle spådd, present participle spående)
  1. to predict, forecast, foretell, prophesy Related terms: spådom
    Sense id: en-spå-nb-verb-RHA86a4i Categories (other): Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 35 35 3 3 3 11 10

Verb [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Forms: spår [present], spådde [past], spådd [participle, past], spått [participle, past], spåast [infinitive, passive], spåande [participle, present], spå [imperative]
Etymology: From Old Norse spá, from Proto-Germanic *spahōną, *spēhōną. Related to Latin specere (“to see”). Etymology templates: {{root|nn|ine-pro|*speḱ-}}, {{inh|nn|non|spá}} Old Norse spá, {{der|nn|gem-pro|*spahōną}} Proto-Germanic *spahōną, {{cog|la|specio|specere|to see}} Latin specere (“to see”)
  1. to predict, forecast, foretell, prophesy
    Sense id: en-spå-nn-verb-RHA86a4i
  2. to warn, bode
    Sense id: en-spå-nn-verb-USJJ8kJ8
  3. to assume
    Sense id: en-spå-nn-verb-pbODqzyl

Verb [Swedish]

IPA: /spoː/
Rhymes: -oː Etymology: From Old Norse spá (“to foretell, prophesy”), from Proto-Germanic *spahōną, *spēhōną (“to observe”), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (“to look”). Etymology templates: {{root|sv|ine-pro|*speḱ-}}, {{der|sv|non|spá||to foretell, prophesy}} Old Norse spá (“to foretell, prophesy”), {{der|sv|gem-pro|*spahōną}} Proto-Germanic *spahōną, {{der|sv|ine-pro|*speḱ-||to look}} Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (“to look”) Head templates: {{head|sv|verbs|present|spår|preterite|spådde|supine|spått|imperative|spå|head=}} spå (present spår, preterite spådde, supine spått, imperative spå) Inflection templates: {{sv-conj-wk|end=vw}} Forms: spår [present], spådde [preterite], spått [supine], spå [imperative], weak [table-tags], spå [active, infinitive], spås [infinitive, passive], spått [active, supine], spåtts [passive, supine], spå [active, imperative], - [imperative, passive], spån [active, archaic, imperative, plural], - [archaic, imperative, passive, plural], spår [active, indicative, present], spådde [active, indicative, past], spås [indicative, passive, present], spåddes [indicative, passive, past], spå [active, archaic, indicative, plural, present], spådde [active, archaic, indicative, past, plural], spås [archaic, indicative, passive, plural, present], spåddes [archaic, indicative, passive, past, plural], spå [active, dated, present, subjunctive], spådde [active, dated, past, subjunctive], spås [dated, passive, present, subjunctive], spåddes [dated, passive, past, subjunctive], spående [participle, present], spådd [participle, past]
  1. to foretell, to divine; to tell the future and fortune through supernatural means Synonyms (foretell): sia Related terms (foretell): spådom, spåkunnig, spåkvinna, spåman
    Sense id: en-spå-sv-verb-w-fDniDo Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 35 35 3 3 3 11 10 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'foretell': 64 36 Disambiguation of 'foretell': 64 36
  2. (by extension) to predict, to (more or less confidently) guess Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-spå-sv-verb-L-JHJoi0 Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 52 48

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "da",
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*spahōną"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "no",
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      },
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    },
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        "2": "spå"
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "spähen",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to spy"
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      "expansion": "German spähen (“to spy”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "spy"
      },
      "expansion": "English spy",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "spåede",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spået",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "da-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spår",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spåede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "har spået",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "havde spået",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spås",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "spåedes",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spående",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spået",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spå",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spå",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "have",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spåen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "verb",
        "3": "past tense",
        "4": "spåede",
        "5": "past participle",
        "6": "spået"
      },
      "expansion": "spå (past tense spåede, past participle spået)",
      "name": "head"
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "spå",
        "10": "",
        "2": "",
        "3": "spår",
        "4": "ede",
        "5": "h",
        "6": "et",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "spås"
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      "name": "da-conj"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 35 3 3 3 11 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "spådom"
        },
        {
          "word": "spåkone"
        },
        {
          "word": "spåkvinde"
        },
        {
          "word": "spåmand"
        },
        {
          "word": "spåpræst"
        }
      ],
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        "to predict, forecast, foretell, prophesy"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "predict",
          "predict"
        ],
        [
          "forecast",
          "forecast"
        ],
        [
          "foretell",
          "foretell"
        ],
        [
          "prophesy",
          "prophesy"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/spɔːˀ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsb̥ɔˀ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spå"
}

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      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "spá"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse spá",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse spá.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "spå",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spår",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spås",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spådde",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spådd",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spående",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "10": "spådde",
        "11": "past participle",
        "12": "spådd",
        "13": "present participle",
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        "2": "verb",
        "3": "imperative",
        "4": "spå",
        "5": "present tense",
        "6": "spår",
        "7": "passive",
        "8": "spås",
        "9": "simple past"
      },
      "expansion": "spå (imperative spå, present tense spår, passive spås, simple past spådde, past participle spådd, present participle spående)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 35 3 3 3 11 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        "to predict, forecast, foretell, prophesy"
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      "links": [
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          "predict"
        ],
        [
          "forecast",
          "forecast"
        ],
        [
          "foretell",
          "foretell"
        ],
        [
          "prophesy",
          "prophesy"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "spådom"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "spå"
}

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      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
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      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
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      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
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    }
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      "form": "spår",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "spådde",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spådd",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spått",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spåast",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spåande",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spå",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    }
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        ],
        [
          "forecast",
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        [
          "foretell",
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        ],
        [
          "prophesy",
          "prophesy"
        ]
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      ],
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        [
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          "warn"
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        [
          "bode",
          "bode"
        ]
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    },
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        "to assume"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "assume",
          "assume"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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      "args": {
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      "name": "root"
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      "form": "spår",
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spått",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spå",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sv-conj-wk",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spå",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "infinitive"
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spått",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spåtts",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spå",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spån",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spår",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spådde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spås",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spåddes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spå",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spådde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spås",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spåddes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spå",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dated",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spådde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
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        "past",
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "end": "vw"
      },
      "name": "sv-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "sense": "foretell",
      "word": "spådom"
    },
    {
      "sense": "foretell",
      "word": "spåkunnig"
    },
    {
      "sense": "foretell",
      "word": "spåkvinna"
    },
    {
      "sense": "foretell",
      "word": "spåman"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to foretell, to divine; to tell the future and fortune through supernatural means"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "foretell",
          "foretell"
        ],
        [
          "divine",
          "divine"
        ],
        [
          "tell",
          "tell"
        ],
        [
          "future",
          "future"
        ],
        [
          "fortune",
          "fortune"
        ],
        [
          "supernatural",
          "supernatural"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I predict it's going to rain tomorrow",
          "text": "Jag spår att det kommer regna imorgon",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "She was predicated to have a stellar career",
          "text": "Hon spåddes en lysande karriär",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to predict, to (more or less confidently) guess"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "predict",
          "predict"
        ],
        [
          "guess",
          "guess"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) to predict, to (more or less confidently) guess"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/spoː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oː"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "foretell",
      "word": "sia"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spå"
}

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