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Noun [Afrikaans]

Forms: sprake [plural]
Etymology: From Dutch spraak, from Middle Dutch sprâke, from Old Dutch *sprāka, from Proto-West Germanic *sprākkijā, *sprāku. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|spraak}} Dutch spraak, {{inh|af|dum|sprâke}} Middle Dutch sprâke, {{inh|af|odt|*sprāka}} Old Dutch *sprāka, {{inh|af|gmw-pro|*sprākkijā}} Proto-West Germanic *sprākkijā Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|sprake|||||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} spraak (plural sprake), {{af-noun|sprake}} spraak (plural sprake)
  1. (uncountable) speech (ability to speak) Tags: uncountable Synonyms: spraakvermoë
    Sense id: en-spraak-af-noun-jBTlLy7G
  2. (uncountable) speech; parlance (act and manner of speaking) Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-spraak-af-noun-RyGk5nBR
  3. (uncountable) utterance, discourse, speech Tags: uncountable Synonyms: rede
    Sense id: en-spraak-af-noun-BHSZTa0Z
  4. (countable, archaic) language, dialect Tags: archaic, countable Categories (topical): Talking Synonyms: taal
    Sense id: en-spraak-af-noun-6xn-cq7O Disambiguation of Talking: 3 14 32 51 Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 20 11 13 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 6 9 36 10 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 6 9 36 9 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: spreek (english: to speak, to utter), spreuk (english: adage, proverb), toespraak (english: speech, address), uitspraak (english: pronunciation)
Derived forms: alleenspraak, beeldspraak, blommespraak, buurtspraak, driespraak, fluisterspraak, gedagtespraak, godspraak, handspraak, hemelspraak, regspraak, spraakbelemmering, spraakgebrek, spraakgeluid, spraakheelkunde, spraakherkenning, spraakloos, spraakonderwyser, spraakopleiding, spraakprobleem, spraaksaam, spraakstoornis, spraakterapeut, spraakterapie, spraakverlies, spraakvermoë, spraakverwarring, tweespraak

Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /spraːk/ Audio: Nl-spraak.ogg Forms: spraken [plural], spraakje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -aːk Etymology: From earlier sprake, from Middle Dutch sprâke, from Old Dutch *sprāka, from Proto-West Germanic *sprākkijā, *sprāku; the word thus ultimately represents an ablauted derivation, with lengthened vowel (vṛddhi), from the same root as spreken. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|sprâke}} Middle Dutch sprâke, {{inh|nl|odt|*sprāka}} Old Dutch *sprāka, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*sprākkijā}} Proto-West Germanic *sprākkijā Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|+}} spraak f (plural spraken, diminutive spraakje n)
  1. speech, speaking Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-spraak-nl-noun-b1J8air8
  2. (archaic) language Tags: archaic, feminine
    Sense id: en-spraak-nl-noun-pO8wS6Qq Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sprake [obsolete], spraeke Derived forms: ruggespraak, slokdarmspraak, spraakkunst, spraakwater, sprake zijn van, ter sprake brengen, ter sprake komen Related terms: opspraak, spreken, spreuk, sprookje, toespraak, uitspraak

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "english": "adage, proverb",
      "word": "spreuk"
    },
    {
      "english": "speech, address",
      "word": "toespraak"
    },
    {
      "english": "pronunciation",
      "word": "uitspraak"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Afrikaans terms with usage examples",
        "Afrikaans uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "he lost his ability to speak",
          "text": "hy het sy spraak verloor",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "brain damage can affect speech",
          "text": "breinskade kan spraak aantas",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "speech (ability to speak)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "speech",
          "speech#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) speech (ability to speak)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "spraakvermoë"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Afrikaans terms with usage examples",
        "Afrikaans uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "this is typical of the Cape parlance",
          "text": "hierdie is tipies van die Kaapse spraak",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "speech; parlance (act and manner of speaking)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "speech",
          "speech#English"
        ],
        [
          "parlance",
          "parlance#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) speech; parlance (act and manner of speaking)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Afrikaans terms with usage examples",
        "Afrikaans uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "we struggled to separate speech and noise from each other",
          "text": "ons het gesukkel om spraak en geraas van mekaar te skei",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "utterance, discourse, speech"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "utterance",
          "utterance#English"
        ],
        [
          "discourse",
          "discourse#English"
        ],
        [
          "speech",
          "speech#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) utterance, discourse, speech"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "rede"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Afrikaans countable nouns",
        "Afrikaans terms with archaic senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "language, dialect"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "language",
          "language#English"
        ],
        [
          "dialect",
          "dialect#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable, archaic) language, dialect"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "taal"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "spraak"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Dutch ablauted verbal nouns",
    "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Dutch feminine nouns",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch nouns",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -en",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/aːk",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/aːk/1 syllable"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ruggespraak"
    },
    {
      "word": "slokdarmspraak"
    },
    {
      "word": "spraakkunst"
    },
    {
      "word": "spraakwater"
    },
    {
      "word": "sprake zijn van"
    },
    {
      "word": "ter sprake brengen"
    },
    {
      "word": "ter sprake komen"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "af",
            "2": "spraak"
          },
          "expansion": "Afrikaans: spraak",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Afrikaans: spraak"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "sprâke"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch sprâke",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*sprāka"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *sprāka",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*sprākkijā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *sprākkijā",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From earlier sprake, from Middle Dutch sprâke, from Old Dutch *sprāka, from Proto-West Germanic *sprākkijā, *sprāku; the word thus ultimately represents an ablauted derivation, with lengthened vowel (vṛddhi), from the same root as spreken.",
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    {
      "form": "spraken",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spraakje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "spraak f (plural spraken, diminutive spraakje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "spraak"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "opspraak"
    },
    {
      "word": "spreken"
    },
    {
      "word": "spreuk"
    },
    {
      "word": "sprookje"
    },
    {
      "word": "toespraak"
    },
    {
      "word": "uitspraak"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "His speech was clear and easily understandable.",
          "text": "Zijn spraak was duidelijk en goed verstaanbaar.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The teacher delivered an inspiring speech during the graduation ceremony.",
          "text": "De leraar gaf een inspirerende spraak tijdens de afstudeerceremonie.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The child started laughing upon hearing his own incomprehensible speech.",
          "text": "Het kind begon te lachen bij het horen van zijn eigen onverstaanbare spraakje.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "speech, speaking"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "speech",
          "speech"
        ],
        [
          "speaking",
          "speaking"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with archaic senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "language"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "language",
          "language"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) language"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/spraːk/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-spraak.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/11/Nl-spraak.ogg/Nl-spraak.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Nl-spraak.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːk"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "sprake"
    },
    {
      "word": "spraeke"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spraak"
}

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