Speers

See also: speers

English

Proper noun

Speers

  1. plural of Speer.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as spaers in 1481. Borrowed from West Frisian Spears, potentially derived from Old Frisian Sparre (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /speːrs/
  • Hyphenation: Speers
  • Rhymes: -eːrs

Proper noun

Speers n

  1. a hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Speers

  1. genitive singular of Speer
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