spora

spora

See also: sporą, spóra, and спора

Finnish

Alternative forms

• spåra

Etymology

Clipping of Swedish spårvagn (“a tram”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsporɑ/, [ˈs̠po̞rɑ]
• Rhymes: -orɑ
• Syllabification^(key): spo‧ra

Noun

spora

1. (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 sporainrare
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
instructive		—	sporin
abessive		sporatta	sporitta
comitative		—	sporineen

Possessive forms of spora (type koira)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	sporani	sporamme
2nd person	sporasi	sporanne
3rd person	sporansa

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Icelandic

Noun

spora

1. indefinite genitive plural of spor

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Latin spora, either as learned borrowing from Latin or through Dutch spore, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “seed, a sowing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈspora]

Noun

spora

1. (biology) spore,
   1. a reproductive particle, usually a single cell, released by a fungus, alga, or plant that may germinate into another.
   2. a thick resistant particle produced by a bacterium or protist to survive in harsh or unfavorable conditions.

Related terms

• diaspora

 

Further reading

• “spora” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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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)

1. spore

Derived terms

• sporangio
• sporidio
• sporo-

Anagrams

• aspro, parso, prosa, raspo, raspò, sapro-, saprò, sopra, sopra-, sparo, sparò

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Latvian

Noun

spora f (4th declension)

1. spore

Declension

Declension of spora (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	spora	sporas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	sporu	sporas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	sporas	sporu
dative (datīvs)	sporai	sporām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	sporu	sporām
locative (lokatīvs)	sporā	sporās
vocative (vokatīvs)	spora	sporas

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Lower Sorbian

Verb

spora

1. Superseded spelling of spóra.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• (noun) sporene
• (verb) sporet
• (verb) sporte (simple past)
• (verb) sport (past participle)

Noun

spora n

1. definite plural of spor

Verb

spora

1. inflection of spore:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

spora n

1. definite plural of spor

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Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspo.rɑ/

Noun

spora m

1. Alternative form of spura

Declension

Declension of spora (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	spora	sporan
accusative	sporan	sporan
genitive	sporan	sporena
dative	sporan	sporum

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɔ.ra/
• Rhymes: -ɔra
• Syllabification: spo‧ra

Noun

spora f

1. spore (unit of reproduction)

   Synonym: zarodnik

Declension

Declension of spora

	singular	plural
nominative	spora	spory
genitive	spory	spór/spor
dative	sporze	sporom
accusative	sporę	spory
instrumental	sporą	sporami
locative	sporze	sporach
vocative	sporo	spory

Derived terms

noun

• bazydiospora

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

spora

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of spory

Further reading

• spora in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• spora in Polish dictionaries at PWN