"spay" meaning in English

See spay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /speɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spay.wav Forms: spays [plural]
enPR: spā [Received-Pronunciation] Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: From Middle English spayen, spaien, from the Anglo-Norman espeier, equivalent to the Old French espeer (“to cut with a sword”), from espee (“sword”), whence the Modern French épée. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|spayen}} Middle English spayen, {{der|en|xno|espeier}} Anglo-Norman espeier, {{der|en|fro|espeer||to cut with a sword}} Old French espeer (“to cut with a sword”), {{cog|fr|épée}} French épée Head templates: {{en-noun}} spay (plural spays)
  1. The act of spaying an animal.
    Sense id: en-spay-en-noun-qTO85PCe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: spaie [1500s], spave [archaic], spaye [1500s–1600s], spey
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: spays [plural]
Etymology: See spayard. Head templates: {{en-noun}} spay (plural spays)
  1. Rare spelling of spayard. Tags: alt-of, rare Alternative form of: spayard
    Sense id: en-spay-en-noun-2MT6RZSo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /speɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spay.wav Forms: spays [present, singular, third-person], spaying [participle, present], spayed [past], spayed [participle, past], spade [obsolete, participle, past]
enPR: spā [Received-Pronunciation] Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: From Middle English spayen, spaien, from the Anglo-Norman espeier, equivalent to the Old French espeer (“to cut with a sword”), from espee (“sword”), whence the Modern French épée. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|spayen}} Middle English spayen, {{der|en|xno|espeier}} Anglo-Norman espeier, {{der|en|fro|espeer||to cut with a sword}} Old French espeer (“to cut with a sword”), {{cog|fr|épée}} French épée Head templates: {{en-verb|past_ptc2=spade|past_ptc2_qual=obsolete}} spay (third-person singular simple present spays, present participle spaying, simple past spayed, past participle spayed or (obsolete) spade)
  1. (transitive) To destroy or remove the ovaries and/or uterus (of a female animal) to prevent pregnancy. Tags: transitive Synonyms: splay, castrate, emasculate (english: for a male), geld (english: used almost always of animals) [especially, masculine] [horses, pets, sports, hobbies, lifestyle], neuter (english: used only of animals) [especially] [pets, lifestyle], sterilize (english: used for all species and for both genders) Translations (remove the ovaries): kastrovat [imperfective] (Czech), vykastrovat [perfective] (Czech), steriliseren (Dutch), steriloida (Finnish), sterilisieren (German), kastrieren (German), στειρώνω (steiróno) (Greek), ivartalanít (Hungarian), sterilizzare (Italian), rimuovere le ovaia (Italian), asportare le ovaia (Italian), castrare (Italian), ovariectomia [feminine] (Italian), spoiy (Manx), sterylizować (Polish), стерилизова́ть (sterilizovátʹ) (Russian), удаля́ть яи́чники (udaljátʹ jaíčniki) (Russian), spoth (Scottish Gaelic), esterilizar (Spanish), kastrera (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-spay-en-verb-FgjnaUjF Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Middle English links with redundant target parameters, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 59 Disambiguation of Middle English links with redundant target parameters: 3 7 18 19 22 10 4 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: spaie [1500s], spave [archaic], spaye [1500s–1600s], spey
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: spays [present, singular, third-person], spaying [participle, present], spayed [participle, past], spayed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} spay (third-person singular simple present spays, present participle spaying, simple past and past participle spayed)
  1. Alternative form of spae (to foretell or divine) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: spae (extra: to foretell or divine)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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