Spree

Spree

See also: spree

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Spree.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃpɹeɪ/, /spɹeɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ
• Homophone: spray (one pronunciation)

Proper noun

Spree

1. A river in Germany that flows through Lusatia and into Berlin, where it flows into the Havel.

Translations

river in Germany

Czech: Spréva (cs) f French: Spree (fr) f German: Spree (de) f Italian: Sprea f Latin: Sprea Polish: Sprewa (pl) f Russian: Шпре́е f (Špréje), Шпре f (Špre), Спре́ва f (Spréva) (obsolete, rare) Slovak: Spréva f Sorbian: Lower Sorbian: Sprjewja f Upper Sorbian: Sprjewja f

Anagrams

• Esper, Peers, Perse, Prees, Reeps, esper, peers, per se, perse, pères, speer, spere

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German

Etymology

Through a Slavic language such as Czech Spréva, but ultimately of Germanic origin related to spreizen (“to spread, disperse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃpʁeː/

• Audio

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Proper noun

die Spree f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive derSpree)

1. Spree (a river in Germany)

Derived terms

• Spreewald

Further reading

• L’Encyclopédie/1re édition/SPRÉE, la

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Plautdietsch

Noun

Spree f (plural --)

1. blackbird