Old English · adjective
spær
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /spær/
- Syllables
- spær (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- scanty
Meaning
-
scanty
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | spær | sparusparo | spær |
| Accusative | spærne | spare | spær |
| Genitive | spares | spærre | spares |
| Dative | sparum | spærre | sparum |
| Instrumental | spare | spærre | spare |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | spare | sparaspare | sparusparo |
| Accusative | spare | sparaspare | sparusparo |
| Genitive | spærra | spærra | spærra |
| Dative | sparum | sparum | sparum |
| Instrumental | sparum | sparum | sparum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | spara | spare | spare |
| Accusative | sparan | sparan | spare |
| Genitive | sparan | sparan | sparan |
| Dative | sparan | sparan | sparan |
| Instrumental | sparan | sparan | sparan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | sparan | sparan | sparan |
| Accusative | sparan | sparan | sparan |
| Genitive | spærrasparena | spærrasparena | spærrasparena |
| Dative | sparum | sparum | sparum |
| Instrumental | sparum | sparum | sparum |
All forms (12)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sparaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sper-. See also Old High German spar, Old Norse sparr.
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