spora
Finnish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Clipping of Swedish spårvagn (“a tram”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsporɑ/, [ˈs̠po̞rɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -orɑ
- Syllabification(key): spo‧ra
- Hyphenation(key): spo‧ra
Noun
spora (colloquial)
- (Helsinki slang) synonym of raitiovaunu (“tram”)
Declension
| Inflection of spora (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | spora | sporat | |
| genitive | sporan | sporien | |
| partitive | sporaa | sporia | |
| illative | sporaan | sporiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | spora | sporat | |
| accusative | nom. | spora | sporat |
| gen. | sporan | ||
| genitive | sporan | sporien sporain rare | |
| partitive | sporaa | sporia | |
| inessive | sporassa | sporissa | |
| elative | sporasta | sporista | |
| illative | sporaan | sporiin | |
| adessive | sporalla | sporilla | |
| ablative | sporalta | sporilta | |
| allative | sporalle | sporille | |
| essive | sporana | sporina | |
| translative | sporaksi | sporiksi | |
| abessive | sporatta | sporitta | |
| instructive | — | sporin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “spora”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023
Icelandic
Noun
spora
- indefinite genitive plural of spor
Indonesian
Etymology
From Latin spora, either as learned borrowing from Latin or through Dutch spore, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “seed, a sowing”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈspora/ [ˈspo.ra]
- Rhymes: -ora
- Syllabification: spo‧ra
Noun
spora
- (biology) spore, (a reproductive particle, usually a single cell, released by a fungus, alga, or plant)
- spore (a thick resistant particle produced by a bacterium or protist)
Related terms
Further reading
- spora on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia id
- “spora” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Etymology
From Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “seed, a sowing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspɔ.ra/
- Rhymes: -ɔra
- Hyphenation: spò‧ra
Noun
spora f (plural spore)
Derived terms
Anagrams
Latvian
Etymology
From Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “seed, a sowing”).
Noun
spora f (4th declension)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | spora | sporas |
| genitive | sporas | sporu |
| dative | sporai | sporām |
| accusative | sporu | sporas |
| instrumental | sporu | sporām |
| locative | sporā | sporās |
| vocative | spora | sporas |
Lower Sorbian
Verb
spora
- superseded spelling of spóra
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
spora n
- definite plural of spor
Verb
spora
- inflection of spore:
- simple past
- past participle
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
spora n
- definite plural of spor
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspo.rɑ/
Noun
spora m
- alternative form of spura
Declension
Weak:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | spora | sporan |
| accusative | sporan | sporan |
| genitive | sporan | sporena |
| dative | sporan | sporum |
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspɔ.ra/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔra
- Syllabification: spo‧ra
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from New Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “seed”).
Noun
spora f
Declension
Declension of spora
Derived terms
nouns
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
spora
- feminine nominative/vocative singular of spory