spår

See also: spar, spaar, spár, and spär

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

spår

  1. present of spå

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spoːr/
  • (file)

Etymology 1

From Old Norse spor, from Proto-Germanic *spurą.

Noun

spår n

  1. a trail or trace; a mark left by something that has passed along or happened, also figuratively
    Rävspåret var lätt att följa över snön
    It was easy to follow the fox trail over the snow
    Kyrkan bär ännu spår av bombningarna
    The church still bears traces of the bombings
    Hundarna har fått upp ett spår
    The dogs have picked up a scent (literally "have gotten a trace up," possibly also about other things that allow tracing)
    Vi har fått upp ett spår efter inbrottstjuvarna
    We have a lead on the burglars
    Det fanns ännu spår efter mössen: ett bo i madrassen och avföring här och där.
    There were still traces after the mice: a nest in the mattress and droppings here and there.
    Sjukdomen hade lämnat sina spår; han återfick aldrig sina forna krafter.
    The illness left its mark on him; he never regained his strength.
  2. a pawprint or footprint; a mark or impression left by the foot
    Det var en stor varg; spåret mätte 12 cm.
    It was a big wolf; the paw print was 12 cm long.
    Spåren slutade vid stranden
    The [foot/paw]prints ended at the shore
  3. a rail track
  4. a track; sound stored on a record
Declension
Declension of spår 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative spår spåret spår spåren
Genitive spårs spårets spårs spårens
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See also

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

spår

  1. present indicative of spå

Further reading

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