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spraak

See also: Spraak and språk

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Etymology

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From Dutch spraak, from Middle Dutch sprâke, from Old Dutch *sprāka, from Proto-West Germanic *sprākkijā, *sprāku.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: spraak

Noun

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spraak (plural sprake)

  1. (uncountable) speech (ability to speak)
    Synonym: spraakvermoë
    hy het sy spraak verloor
    he lost his ability to speak
    breinskade kan spraak aantas
    brain damage can affect speech
  2. (uncountable) speech; parlance (act and manner of speaking)
    hierdie is tipies van die Kaapse spraak
    this is typical of the Cape parlance
  3. (uncountable) utterance, discourse, speech
    Synonym: rede
    ons het gesukkel om spraak en geraas van mekaar te skei
    we struggled to separate speech and noise from each other
  4. (countable, archaic) language, dialect
    Synonym: taal

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From earlier sprake, from Middle Dutch sprâke, from Old Dutch *sprāka, from Proto-West Germanic *sprākkijā, *sprāku; the word thus ultimately represents an ablauted derivation, with lengthened vowel (vṛddhi), from the same root as spreken.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /spraːk/
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  • Hyphenation: spraak
  • Rhymes: -aːk

Noun

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spraak f (plural spraken, diminutive spraakje n)

  1. speech, speaking
    Zijn spraak was duidelijk en goed verstaanbaar.
    His speech was clear and easily understandable.
    De leraar gaf een inspirerende spraak tijdens de afstudeerceremonie.
    The teacher delivered an inspiring speech during the graduation ceremony.
    Het kind begon te lachen bij het horen van zijn eigen onverstaanbare spraakje.
    The child started laughing upon hearing his own incomprehensible speech.
  2. (archaic) language

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: spraak
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