"Spur" meaning in German

See Spur in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʃpuːr/, [ʃpu(ː)ɐ̯] Audio: De-Spur.ogg
Rhymes: -uːɐ̯ Etymology: From Middle High German spur, spor (usually n, also rarely m and f), from Old High German spor, *spur, from Proto-Germanic *spurą n. Cognate to Dutch spoor, whence (through Afrikaans) English spoor. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|spur}} Middle High German spur, {{m|gmh|spor}} spor, {{g|n}} n, {{g|m}} m, {{g|f}} f, {{inh|de|goh|spor}} Old High German spor, {{m|goh||*spur}} *spur, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*spurą|g=n}} Proto-Germanic *spurą n, {{cog|nl|spoor}} Dutch spoor, {{cog|en|spoor}} English spoor Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Spur f (genitive Spur, plural Spuren) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Spur [genitive], Spuren [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Spur [nominative, singular], Spuren [definite, nominative, plural], Spur [genitive, singular], Spuren [definite, genitive, plural], Spur [dative, singular], Spuren [dative, definite, plural], Spur [accusative, singular], Spuren [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. trace (rest of something that indicates its former presence; (by extension) any small amount) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Roads
    Sense id: en-Spur-de-noun-ouYbhFoN Disambiguation of Roads: 17 16 10 27 4 25
  2. trail, track, spoor (path of signs leading somewhere, also e.g. through scent) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Roads Hyponyms: Blutspur (english: blood trail, trail of blood), Bremsspur, Fahrspur (english: lane), Fußspur, Ölspur, Radspur (english: wheel track), Wagenspur (english: wheel track), Tonspur
    Sense id: en-Spur-de-noun-hY1d8WaM Disambiguation of Roads: 17 16 10 27 4 25 Derived forms: dreispurig, einspurig, großspurig, mehrspurig, spurlos, zweispurig, Abbiegespur, Blutspur, Breitspur, Bremsspur, Busspur, Fahrspur, Fußspur, Meterspur, Normalspur, Ölspur, Radspur, Sauerstoffspur, Schmalspur, Schmauchspur, Spurensicherung, Spurrinne, Spurvermessung, Spurversatz, Spurweite, Tonspur
  3. lead, clue (evidence pointing to a solution) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Spur-de-noun-Dc2ljdja
  4. lane (of a street, road) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Roads
    Sense id: en-Spur-de-noun-56wVdXbd Disambiguation of Roads: 17 16 10 27 4 25
  5. (music) track Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-Spur-de-noun-K7i~clnE Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  6. (mathematics) trace (sum of the diagonal elements of a square matrix) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Mathematics, Roads
    Sense id: en-Spur-de-noun-gz-AAPmX Disambiguation of Roads: 17 16 10 27 4 25 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 25 6 7 1 6 55 Topics: mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "trace (rest of something that indicates its former presence; (by extension) any small amount)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "trace",
          "trace"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "trail, track, spoor (path of signs leading somewhere, also e.g. through scent)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "trail",
          "trail"
        ],
        [
          "track",
          "track"
        ],
        [
          "spoor",
          "spoor"
        ],
        [
          "scent",
          "scent#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lead, clue (evidence pointing to a solution)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lead",
          "lead"
        ],
        [
          "clue",
          "clue"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lane (of a street, road)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lane",
          "lane"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "de:Music"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "track"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "track",
          "track"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) track"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "de:Mathematics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "trace (sum of the diagonal elements of a square matrix)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mathematics",
          "mathematics"
        ],
        [
          "trace",
          "trace"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mathematics) trace (sum of the diagonal elements of a square matrix)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃpuːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃpu(ː)ɐ̯]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːɐ̯"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Spur.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/cc/De-Spur.ogg/De-Spur.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/De-Spur.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Spur"
}

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