spier

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (feminine) muscle (contractile tissue)
2. (archaic, feminine) blade (of a plant)
3. (archaic, feminine) blade of grass
4. (feminine) spar (pole)

Sinonieme

spriet

halm

spierkracht

pyknisch

musculair

zult

spieren

Vertalings

muscle

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Muskel

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muscle

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músculo

músculo

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musculus

múscul

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muscolo

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adale

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masûlke

μυς

muscle

kas

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/spir/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle Dutch: spier

Geërf van Old Dutch: *spīr

In summary

From Middle Dutch spier (“pointed object; blade of grass; long pole; muscle”), from Old Dutch *spīr, from Proto-Germanic *spīraz, *spīrǭ. In Middle Dutch, the word took the meaning "muscle", likely due to the similarities in shape between its earlier meanings and muscle fibers.