spar

Meaning

Noun

spruce; certain tree of the family Pinaceae, especially of the genus Picea, but also used for trees of the genera Abies, Tsuga and Pseudotsuga

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of sparren:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of sparren:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of sparren:

sparren

• Verb
• Noun

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Concepts

fir

spruce

spruce-fir

firry

spar

fir tree

silver fir

Synonyms

zilverspar

den

sparrenhout

sparreboom

spant

fijnspar

dakspar

hanebalk

Translations

sapin

Tanne

Fichte

abeto

abete

abeto

έλατο

Tannenbaum

épicéa

avet

avet

abete rosso

abies

Edeltanne

Pronounced as (IPA)

/spɑr/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: sparre

Inherited from Old Dutch: *sparro

Inherited from Frankish: *sparro

Cognate with Western Frisian: spjir

In summary

From Middle Dutch sparre (“pole, beam”), from Old Dutch *sparro, from Frankish *sparro, from Proto-Germanic *sparrô. Cognate to West Frisian spjir.