Spree

See also: spree

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Spree.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Spree

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

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 (file)

Proper noun

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

Spree (a river in Germany)

Derived terms

Spreewald

Further reading

L’Encyclopédie/1re édition/SPRÉE, la

Plautdietsch

Noun

Spree f (plural --)

blackbird

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