speck

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A tiny spot or particle, especially of dirt.
2. A very small amount; a particle; a whit.
3. A small etheostomoid fish, Etheostoma stigmaeum, common in the eastern United States.

Verb

To mark with specks; to speckle.

Concepten

korrel

pit

zaadkorrel

vlek

zaad

spikkelen

pitje

smet

deeltje

vlekken

Synoniemen

spot

dot

point

grain

speckle

stain

particle

fleck

blot

mote

jot

pip

smear

blemish

bit

mark

granule

smirch

splotch

trace

slur

soupcon

pinpoint

pinch

blur

hint

tinge

sully

touch

sperm

smudge

smut

seed

semen

corpuscle

mottle

molecule

atom

mite

besmirch

macula

moil

spark

dots

dit

discrepancy

blubber

besmear

dirtiness

degrade

Vertalingen

macchiolina

partícula

Fleck

grano

grão

semente

Fleckchen

point

Korn

gra

grana

particule

semilla

mota

partícula

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/spɛk/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: spekke

Overgenomen van Oudengels: specca

Verwant aan Nedersaksisch: spaken

Overgenomen van Middelengels: spik

Overgenomen van Oudengels: spic

Verwant aan Saterfries: Späk

Verwant aan Nederlands: spek

Verwant aan Duits: Speck

Verwant aan IJslands: spik

In summary

From Middle English spekke, from Old English specca (“small spot, stain”), from the same ultimate source as Proto-Germanic *sprakô (“spark”). Cognate with Low German spaken (“to spot with wet”).