Spa
See also: Appendix:Variations of "spa"
English
Etymology
The town name is from Walloon espa (“fountain, spring”), which could be from Latin spargere (“to spread, scatter”) or spatium (“free space”).
Proper noun
Spa
- A town and municipality in the province of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, famous for its springs.
References
- James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Spa”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
- Dictionnaire des noms de lieux en Wallonie et à Bruxelles, Jean-Jacques Jespers, 2005, éd. Racine
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spaː/
- Hyphenation: Spa
- Rhymes: -aː
- Homophone: spa
Proper noun
Spa ?
- a town and municipality in the province of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, famous for its springs
Derived terms
Anagrams
French
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spa/
Proper noun
Spa f
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French Spa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspa/
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: Spa
- Homophone: spa
Proper noun
Spa n (indeclinable)