"Spraak" meaning in Low German

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Noun

IPA: /sprɔːk/
Etymology: From Middle Low German sprâke, from Proto-West Germanic *sprāku. Etymology templates: {{inh|nds|gml|sprâke}} Middle Low German sprâke, {{inh|nds|gmw-pro|*sprāku}} Proto-West Germanic *sprāku Head templates: {{nds-noun|f|Spraken}} Spraak f (plural Spraken), {{tlb|nds|GLG|;|some dialects, including|_|East Frisian}} (German Low German; some dialects, including East Frisian) Forms: Spraken [plural], Sprake [alternative], Spraoke [alternative], Sproke [alternative], Sprook [alternative], Språk [alternative], Språke [alternative], Sprak [alternative], Spraake [alternative], Sprok [alternative], Sprooke [alternative]
  1. language, speech Tags: East-Frisian, German-Low-German, dialectal, feminine, including
    Sense id: en-Spraak-nds-noun-rPlOJnlf Categories (other): East Frisian Low German, German Low German, Low German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Derived forms: Amtsspraak, Dackspraak, Fremdspraak, Kolonialspraak, Kreoolspraak, Literaturspraak, Minnerheitenspraak, Minschenspraak, Modderspraak, Moderspraak, Mudderspraak, Oorspraak, Pidgin-Spraak, Pidginspraak, Regionaalspraak, Regionalspraak, Schoolspraak, Speelspraak, Spraakamt, Spraakbild, Spraakbispeel, Spraakbispill, Spraakbook, Spraakbüro, Spraakeiland, Spraakfamilie, Spraakform, Spraakforschen, Spraakforscher, Spraakgebruuk, Spraakgemeenschop, Spraakgeschicht, Spraakgrenz, Spraakgrupp, Spraakhistoriker, Spraakingenieur, Spraakinsel, Spraakinstitut, Spraakkenntnis, Spraakkood, Spraakkraft, Spraaklehrer, Spraaklehrersche, spraaklich, Spraakmakrofamilie, Spraakmelodie, Spraakminnerheit, Spraaknaam, Spraakphänomen, Spraakpleeg, Spraakpleger, Spraakplääg, Spraakpolitik, Spraakpurismus, Spraakrebeet, Spraakregister, Spraakruum, Spraaksellschop, Spraakstandard, Spraaktwieg, Spraakvarietät, Spraakvereen, Spraakwessel, Spraakwetenschop, Spraakwetenschopler, Spraakwetenschopper, Spraakwies, Spraakwätenschop, Sprakencharta, Standardspraak, Umgangsspraak Related terms: with -språke:, Heimåtspråke, Mudderspråke, Volksspråke, with -språk:, Hannelsspråk, Hartensspråk, Mudderspråk, with -sprake:, Schriftsprake, Verhandlungssprake
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German sprâke",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*sprāku"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *sprāku",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Low German sprâke, from Proto-West Germanic *sprāku.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Spraken",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sprake",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spraoke",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sproke",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sprook",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Språk",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Språke",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sprak",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spraake",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sprok",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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    },
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        "3": ";",
        "4": "some dialects, including",
        "5": "_",
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      },
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      "name": "tlb"
    }
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  "lang": "Low German",
  "lang_code": "nds",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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          "name": "East Frisian Low German",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German Low German",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Low German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
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          "source": "w"
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        {
          "word": "Amtsspraak"
        },
        {
          "word": "Dackspraak"
        },
        {
          "word": "Fremdspraak"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kolonialspraak"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kreoolspraak"
        },
        {
          "word": "Literaturspraak"
        },
        {
          "word": "Minnerheitenspraak"
        },
        {
          "word": "Minschenspraak"
        },
        {
          "word": "Modderspraak"
        },
        {
          "word": "Moderspraak"
        },
        {
          "word": "Mudderspraak"
        },
        {
          "word": "Oorspraak"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pidgin-Spraak"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pidginspraak"
        },
        {
          "word": "Regionaalspraak"
        },
        {
          "word": "Regionalspraak"
        },
        {
          "word": "Schoolspraak"
        },
        {
          "word": "Speelspraak"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakamt"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakbild"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakbispeel"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakbispill"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakbook"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakbüro"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakeiland"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakfamilie"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakform"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakforschen"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakforscher"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakgebruuk"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakgemeenschop"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakgeschicht"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakgrenz"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakgrupp"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakhistoriker"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakingenieur"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakinsel"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakinstitut"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakkenntnis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakkood"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakkraft"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraaklehrer"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraaklehrersche"
        },
        {
          "word": "spraaklich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakmakrofamilie"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakmelodie"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakminnerheit"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraaknaam"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakphänomen"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakpleeg"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakpleger"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakplääg"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakpolitik"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakpurismus"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakrebeet"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakregister"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakruum"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraaksellschop"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakstandard"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraaktwieg"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakvarietät"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakvereen"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakwessel"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakwetenschop"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakwetenschopler"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakwetenschopper"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakwies"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spraakwätenschop"
        },
        {
          "word": "Sprakencharta"
        },
        {
          "word": "Standardspraak"
        },
        {
          "word": "Umgangsspraak"
        }
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "language",
          "language"
        ],
        [
          "speech",
          "speech"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "with -språke:"
        },
        {
          "word": "Heimåtspråke"
        },
        {
          "word": "Mudderspråke"
        },
        {
          "word": "Volksspråke"
        },
        {
          "word": "with -språk:"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hannelsspråk"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hartensspråk"
        },
        {
          "word": "Mudderspråk"
        },
        {
          "word": "with -sprake:"
        },
        {
          "word": "Schriftsprake"
        },
        {
          "word": "Verhandlungssprake"
        }
      ],
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        "East-Frisian",
        "German-Low-German",
        "dialectal",
        "feminine",
        "including"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sprɔːk/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Spraak"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Amtsspraak"
    },
    {
      "word": "Dackspraak"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fremdspraak"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kolonialspraak"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kreoolspraak"
    },
    {
      "word": "Literaturspraak"
    },
    {
      "word": "Minnerheitenspraak"
    },
    {
      "word": "Minschenspraak"
    },
    {
      "word": "Modderspraak"
    },
    {
      "word": "Moderspraak"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mudderspraak"
    },
    {
      "word": "Oorspraak"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pidgin-Spraak"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pidginspraak"
    },
    {
      "word": "Regionaalspraak"
    },
    {
      "word": "Regionalspraak"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schoolspraak"
    },
    {
      "word": "Speelspraak"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakamt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakbild"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakbispeel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakbispill"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakbook"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakbüro"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakeiland"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakfamilie"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakform"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakforschen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakforscher"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakgebruuk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakgemeenschop"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakgeschicht"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakgrenz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakgrupp"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakhistoriker"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakingenieur"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakinsel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakinstitut"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakkenntnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakkood"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakkraft"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraaklehrer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraaklehrersche"
    },
    {
      "word": "spraaklich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakmakrofamilie"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakmelodie"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakminnerheit"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraaknaam"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakphänomen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakpleeg"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakpleger"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakplääg"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakpolitik"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakpurismus"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakrebeet"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakregister"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakruum"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraaksellschop"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakstandard"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraaktwieg"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakvarietät"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakvereen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakwessel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakwetenschop"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakwetenschopler"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakwetenschopper"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakwies"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spraakwätenschop"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sprakencharta"
    },
    {
      "word": "Standardspraak"
    },
    {
      "word": "Umgangsspraak"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "3": "*sprāku"
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      "name": "inh"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle Low German sprâke, from Proto-West Germanic *sprāku.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Spraken",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sprake",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spraoke",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sproke",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sprook",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Språk",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Språke",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sprak",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Spraake",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sprok",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sprooke",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "Spraken"
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "GLG",
        "3": ";",
        "4": "some dialects, including",
        "5": "_",
        "6": "East Frisian"
      },
      "expansion": "(German Low German; some dialects, including East Frisian)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "nds",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "with -språke:"
    },
    {
      "word": "Heimåtspråke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mudderspråke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volksspråke"
    },
    {
      "word": "with -språk:"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hannelsspråk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hartensspråk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mudderspråk"
    },
    {
      "word": "with -sprake:"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schriftsprake"
    },
    {
      "word": "Verhandlungssprake"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "East Frisian Low German",
        "German Low German",
        "Low German entries with incorrect language header",
        "Low German feminine nouns",
        "Low German lemmas",
        "Low German nouns",
        "Low German terms derived from Middle Low German",
        "Low German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Low German terms inherited from Middle Low German",
        "Low German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "language, speech"
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          "language"
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "ipa": "/sprɔːk/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Spraak"
}

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