sprääche

Central Franconian

Alternative forms
  • spräche (Colognian Academy spelling)
  • spreche (rarer byform, but frequent in Kölsch)
  • spreache (parts of Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Middle High German sprechen, from Proto-Germanic *sprekaną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpʀɛːɕə/

Verb

sprääche (third-person singular present sprich or sprech or sprecht, preterite sprooch, past participle jesproche or gesproche)

  1. (chiefly Ripuarian) to speak
    Synonyms: redde/rede, (chiefly Moselle Franconian) schwätze, (Ripuarian) kalle, schwade

Usage notes
  • This verb is rare throughout Moselle Franconian. Some dialects even have it exclusively in compounds.
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