"spreken" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈspreːkə(n)/ Audio: Nl-spreken.ogg
Rhymes: -eːkən Etymology: From Middle Dutch sprēken, from Old Dutch sprecan, from Proto-West Germanic *sprekan, from Proto-Germanic *sprekaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|sprēken}} Middle Dutch sprēken, {{inh|nl|odt|sprecan}} Old Dutch sprecan, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*sprekan}} Proto-West Germanic *sprekan, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*sprekaną}} Proto-Germanic *sprekaną Head templates: {{nl-verb}} spreken Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-st|spreek|sprak|sproken|spreke|sprake|spraakt|class=4}} Forms: strong [table-tags], spreken [infinitive], spreken [gerund, neuter], spreek [first-person, present, singular], sprak [first-person, past, singular], spreekt [present, second-person, singular], spreek [present, second-person, singular], sprak [past, second-person, singular], spreekt [formal, present, second-person, singular], sprak [formal, past, second-person, singular], spreekt [Flanders, colloquial, present, second-person, singular], spreekt [archaic, formal, majestic, present, second-person, singular], spraakt [Flanders, colloquial, past, second-person, singular], spraakt [archaic, formal, majestic, past, second-person, singular], spreekt [present, singular, third-person], sprak [past, singular, third-person], spreken [plural, present], spraken [past, plural], spreke [archaic, present, singular, subjunctive], sprake [archaic, past, singular, subjunctive], spreken [archaic, plural, present, subjunctive], spraken [archaic, past, plural, subjunctive], spreek [imperative, present, singular], spreekt [archaic, imperative, plural, present], sprekend [participle, present], gesproken [participle, past]
  1. (transitive or intransitive) to speak Tags: intransitive, transitive Synonyms: praten Related terms: spraak, spreuk, sprookje
    Sense id: en-spreken-nl-verb-TKdixBly Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 46 46 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 47 47 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 48 2 3 Derived forms: aanspreken, afspreken, bespreken, gesprek, inspreken, spreekkoor, spreekrecht, spreekstalmeester, spreektaal, sprekenderwijs, spreker, tegenspreken, toespreken, uitspreken, vanzelfsprekend, verspreken, vrijspreken

Verb [Low German]

Etymology: From Old Saxon sprekan. Cognate to Dutch spreken, German sprechen, West Frisian sprekke, English speak. Etymology templates: {{dercat|nds|gmw-pro|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|nds|osx|sprekan}} Old Saxon sprekan, {{cog|nl|spreken}} Dutch spreken, {{cog|de|sprechen}} German sprechen, {{cog|fy|sprekke}} West Frisian sprekke, {{cog|en|speak}} English speak Head templates: {{head|nds|verb|past singular|sprook|past participle|spraken|auxiliary verb|hebben}} spreken (past singular sprook, past participle spraken, auxiliary verb hebben) Inflection templates: {{nds-conj-st|spreek|sprick|sprook|sprok|sprak|class=4}}, {{nds-conj-table|spreek|spricks(t)|sprick(t)|spreekt, spreeken|sprook|sprooks(t)|sprook|sproken|spreek|spreekt|spreken|(e)spraken, gespraken|head=spreken (class 4 strong verb)}} Forms: sprook [past, singular], spraken [participle, past], hebben [auxiliary], strong [table-tags], spreken [infinitive], spreek [first-person, present, singular], sprook [first-person, preterite, singular], spricks [present, second-person, singular], sprickst [present, second-person, singular], sprooks [preterite, second-person, singular], sprookst [preterite, second-person, singular], sprick [present, singular, third-person], sprickt [present, singular, third-person], sprook [preterite, singular, third-person], spreekt [plural, present], spreeken [plural, present], sproken [plural, preterite], spreek [present, singular], spreken [present], spraken [past], espraken [past], gespraken [past]
  1. to speak Synonyms: snacken, spräken
    Sense id: en-spreken-nds-verb-TKdixBly Categories (other): Low German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 46 46 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 47 47 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 48 2 3

Verb [Middle Dutch]

Forms: sprēken [canonical]
Etymology: From Old Dutch sprecan, from Proto-West Germanic *sprekan. Etymology templates: {{dercat|dum|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|dum|odt|sprecan}} Old Dutch sprecan, {{inh|dum|gmw-pro|*sprekan}} Proto-West Germanic *sprekan Head templates: {{head|dum|verb|head=sprēken|head2=}} sprēken, {{dum-verb|head=sprēken}} sprēken
  1. to speak, to say
    Sense id: en-spreken-dum-verb-Q4BgWBZW
  2. to speak/talk to
    Sense id: en-spreken-dum-verb-zqrguOjn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: besprēken

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "af",
            "2": "spreek"
          },
          "expansion": "Afrikaans: spreek",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Afrikaans: spreek"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmw-jdt",
            "2": "sprêke"
          },
          "expansion": "Jersey Dutch: sprêke",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Jersey Dutch: sprêke"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dcr",
            "2": "spreek"
          },
          "expansion": "Negerhollands: spreek",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Negerhollands: spreek"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "sprēken"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch sprēken",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "sprecan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch sprecan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*sprekan"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *sprekan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*sprekaną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *sprekaną",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch sprēken, from Old Dutch sprecan, from Proto-West Germanic *sprekan, from Proto-Germanic *sprekaną.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nl-conj-st",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "4",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreken",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreken",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreek",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreekt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreek",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreekt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreekt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "Flanders",
        "colloquial",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreekt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "formal",
        "majestic",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spraakt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "Flanders",
        "colloquial",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spraakt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "formal",
        "majestic",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreekt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreken",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spraken",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreke",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprake",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreken",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spraken",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreek",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreekt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprekend",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gesproken",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "spreken",
      "name": "nl-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "spre‧ken"
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spreek",
        "2": "sprak",
        "3": "sproken",
        "4": "spreke",
        "5": "sprake",
        "6": "spraakt",
        "class": "4"
      },
      "name": "nl-conj-st"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 46 3 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 47 2 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "48 48 2 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "aanspreken"
        },
        {
          "word": "afspreken"
        },
        {
          "word": "bespreken"
        },
        {
          "word": "gesprek"
        },
        {
          "word": "inspreken"
        },
        {
          "word": "spreekkoor"
        },
        {
          "word": "spreekrecht"
        },
        {
          "word": "spreekstalmeester"
        },
        {
          "word": "spreektaal"
        },
        {
          "word": "sprekenderwijs"
        },
        {
          "word": "spreker"
        },
        {
          "word": "tegenspreken"
        },
        {
          "word": "toespreken"
        },
        {
          "word": "uitspreken"
        },
        {
          "word": "vanzelfsprekend"
        },
        {
          "word": "verspreken"
        },
        {
          "word": "vrijspreken"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He speaks Dutch fluently.",
          "text": "Hij spreekt vloeiend Nederlands.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I can't speak when my mouth is full.",
          "text": "Ik kan niet spreken als ik mijn mond vol heb.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Can you speak louder? I can't hear you well.",
          "text": "Kun je luider spreken? Ik hoor je niet goed.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "She spoke with enthusiasm about her new job.",
          "text": "Ze sprak met enthousiasme over haar nieuwe baan.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to speak"
      ],
      "id": "en-spreken-nl-verb-TKdixBly",
      "links": [
        [
          "speak",
          "speak"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive or intransitive) to speak"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "spraak"
        },
        {
          "word": "spreuk"
        },
        {
          "word": "sprookje"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "praten"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspreːkə(n)/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-spreken.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3c/Nl-spreken.ogg/Nl-spreken.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Nl-spreken.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːkən"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spreken"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "gem-pro",
        "4": "ine-pro",
        "inh": "2"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "osx",
        "3": "sprekan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon sprekan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "spreken"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch spreken",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "sprechen"
      },
      "expansion": "German sprechen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "sprekke"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian sprekke",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "speak"
      },
      "expansion": "English speak",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Saxon sprekan. Cognate to Dutch spreken, German sprechen, West Frisian sprekke, English speak.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sprook",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spraken",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hebben",
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nds-conj-st",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "4 strong verb",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreken",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreek",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprook",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "preterite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spricks",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprickst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprooks",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "preterite",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprookst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "preterite",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprick",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprickt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprook",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "preterite",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreekt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreeken",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sproken",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreek",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreken",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spraken",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espraken",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gespraken",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "past singular",
        "4": "sprook",
        "5": "past participle",
        "6": "spraken",
        "7": "auxiliary verb",
        "8": "hebben"
      },
      "expansion": "spreken (past singular sprook, past participle spraken, auxiliary verb hebben)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spreek",
        "2": "sprick",
        "3": "sprook",
        "4": "sprok",
        "5": "sprak",
        "class": "4"
      },
      "name": "nds-conj-st"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spreek",
        "10": "spreekt",
        "11": "spreken",
        "12": "(e)spraken, gespraken",
        "2": "spricks(t)",
        "3": "sprick(t)",
        "4": "spreekt, spreeken",
        "5": "sprook",
        "6": "sprooks(t)",
        "7": "sprook",
        "8": "sproken",
        "9": "spreek",
        "head": "spreken (class 4 strong verb)"
      },
      "name": "nds-conj-table"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Low German",
  "lang_code": "nds",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Low German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "besprēken"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "spreken"
          },
          "expansion": "Dutch: spreken",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Dutch: spreken"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "li",
            "2": "spraeke"
          },
          "expansion": "Limburgish: spraeke",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Limburgish: spraeke"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "dum",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "ine-pro",
        "inh": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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        "1": "dum",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *sprekan",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Dutch sprecan, from Proto-West Germanic *sprekan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sprēken",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "sprēken",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "sprēken",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "head": "sprēken"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle Dutch",
  "lang_code": "dum",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to speak, to say"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "speak",
          "speak"
        ],
        [
          "say",
          "say"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to speak/talk to"
      ],
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        [
          "speak",
          "speak"
        ],
        [
          "talk",
          "talk"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "spreken"
}

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