spræcの英語

語源

From Proto-West Germanic *sprāki, variant of *sprāku. Cognate with Old Frisian sprēke; the ō-stem variant led to Old Saxon sprāka and Old High German sprāhha.

発音

• IPA: /spræːt͡ʃ/

名詞

sprǣċ f

1. speech

   Biþ mīn sprǣċ gōd? ― Is my speech good?

2. language
3. conversation, conference, discussion
   • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

     Đyssum tidum Ongolcyningas þā æðelestan Ōswēo Norðanhymbra cyning ⁊ Eċġberht Contwarena cyning hæfdon betweoh him sprǣċe ⁊ ġeþēahte, hwæt tō donne wǣre bī þǣm stealle Ongolcynnes ċiriċan .

     At this time the most noble English kings, Oswiu of Northumbria and Ecgberht of Kent, held a discussion and conference between them about what was to be done about the state of the English church.

語形変化

Strong ō-stem:

同意語

• ġeþēode
• ġereord
• tunge

派生語

関連する語

• sprecan

派生した語

• Middle English: speche, spæche (Ormulum), speache, spech, speeche, spetch (Late Middle English), speke (influenced by speken)
  • English: speech (obsolete speach)
    • → Dutch: speech
    • → French: speech
    • → Romanian: speech
  • Middle Scots: speche, speiche
    • Scots: speech