spir in Danish

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Etymology: From Old Danish spir, spiræ, from Old Norse spíra (“reed; stalk; thin tree-shoot”), from Proto-Germanic *spīrǭ (“peak; point; tip; stalk”) Etymology templates: {{inh|da|gmq-oda|spir}} Old Danish spir, {{inh|da|non|spíra|t=reed; stalk; thin tree-shoot}} Old Norse spíra (“reed; stalk; thin tree-shoot”), {{inh|da|gem-pro|*spīrǭ|t=peak; point; tip; stalk}} Proto-Germanic *spīrǭ (“peak; point; tip; stalk”) Head templates: {{head|da|noun|singular definite|spiret||{{{sg-def-2}}}|||plural indefinite|spir||{{{pl-indef-2}}}||{{{pl-indef-3}}}||{{{com}}}|checkredlinks=1|f1accel-form=def|s|f4accel-form=indef|p|g=n|g2=|head=}} spir n (singular definite spiret, plural indefinite spir), {{da-noun|et}} spir n (singular definite spiret, plural indefinite spir) Inflection templates: {{da-decl|et}}, {{da-noun-infl-base|g=n|gen-pl-def=spirenes|gen-pl-def-2=|gen-pl-def-3=|gen-pl-indef=spirs|gen-pl-indef-2=|gen-sg-def=spirets|gen-sg-def-2=|gen-sg-indef=spirs|gen-sg-indef-2=|gen-sg-indef-3=|pl-def=spirene|pl-def-2=|pl-def-3=|pl-indef=spir|pl-indef-2=|pl-indef-3=|sg-def=spiret|sg-def-2=|sg-indef=spir}} Forms: spiret [definite, singular], spir [indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], spir [indefinite, nominative, singular], spiret [definite, nominative, singular], spir [indefinite, nominative, plural], spirene [definite, nominative, plural], spirs [genitive, indefinite, singular], spirets [definite, genitive, singular], spirs [genitive, indefinite, plural], spirenes [definite, genitive, plural]

Inflected forms

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{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kirkespir"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kobberspir"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gmq-oda",
        "3": "spir"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Danish spir",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "spíra",
        "t": "reed; stalk; thin tree-shoot"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse spíra (“reed; stalk; thin tree-shoot”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*spīrǭ",
        "t": "peak; point; tip; stalk"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *spīrǭ (“peak; point; tip; stalk”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Danish spir, spiræ, from Old Norse spíra (“reed; stalk; thin tree-shoot”), from Proto-Germanic *spīrǭ (“peak; point; tip; stalk”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "spiret",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spir",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "da-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spiret",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spirene",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spirs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spirets",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spirs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spirenes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "10": "spir",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl-indef-2}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{pl-indef-3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{com}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "singular definite",
        "4": "spiret",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "plural indefinite",
        "checkredlinks": "1",
        "f1accel-form": "def|s",
        "f4accel-form": "indef|p",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "spir n (singular definite spiret, plural indefinite spir)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et"
      },
      "expansion": "spir n (singular definite spiret, plural indefinite spir)",
      "name": "da-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "gen-pl-def": "spirenes",
        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
        "gen-pl-indef": "spirs",
        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "spirets",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "spirs",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "spirene",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "spir",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
        "sg-def": "spiret",
        "sg-def-2": "",
        "sg-indef": "spir"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl-base"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "da",
          "name": "Architectural elements",
          "orig": "da:Architectural elements",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "_dis": "64 36",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a spire"
      ],
      "id": "en-spir-da-noun-FlKPYHJB",
      "links": [
        [
          "architecture",
          "architecture"
        ],
        [
          "spire",
          "spire"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(architecture) a spire"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "architecture"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "22 22 7 22 7 22",
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        },
        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a sceptre"
      ],
      "id": "en-spir-da-noun-AWYkr5WS",
      "links": [
        [
          "sceptre",
          "sceptre"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated) a sceptre"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "scepter"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "spir"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Danish lemmas",
    "Danish neuter nouns",
    "Danish nouns",
    "Danish terms derived from Old Danish",
    "Danish terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Danish terms inherited from Old Danish",
    "Danish terms inherited from Old Norse",
    "Danish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "kirkespir"
    },
    {
      "word": "kobberspir"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gmq-oda",
        "3": "spir"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "spíra",
        "t": "reed; stalk; thin tree-shoot"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse spíra (“reed; stalk; thin tree-shoot”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*spīrǭ",
        "t": "peak; point; tip; stalk"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *spīrǭ (“peak; point; tip; stalk”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Danish spir, spiræ, from Old Norse spíra (“reed; stalk; thin tree-shoot”), from Proto-Germanic *spīrǭ (“peak; point; tip; stalk”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "spiret",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spir",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "da-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spiret",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spirene",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spirs",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spirets",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spirs",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spirenes",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "4": "spiret",
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      },
      "expansion": "spir n (singular definite spiret, plural indefinite spir)",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "spir n (singular definite spiret, plural indefinite spir)",
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    }
  ],
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        "1": "et"
      },
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      "args": {
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        "gen-sg-def": "spirets",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
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        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
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        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "spir",
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        "sg-indef": "spir"
      },
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  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "da:Architectural elements"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a spire"
      ],
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        [
          "architecture",
          "architecture"
        ],
        [
          "spire",
          "spire"
        ]
      ],
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        "(architecture) a spire"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "architecture"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Danish dated terms"
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      "glosses": [
        "a sceptre"
      ],
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        [
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          "sceptre"
        ]
      ],
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        "(dated) a sceptre"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "scepter"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "spir"
}

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"spir" meaning in Danish

Noun

Inflected forms