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gespræce

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Old English

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-West Germanic *gasprākī. Cognate with Old High German gisprāchi.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jeˈspræː.t͡ʃe/

Noun

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ġesprǣċe n

  1. speech, discourse, conversation
  2. advice
Declension
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Strong ja-stem:

singular plural
nominative ġesprǣċe ġesprǣċu
accusative ġesprǣċe ġesprǣċu
genitive ġesprǣċes ġesprǣċa
dative ġesprǣċe ġesprǣċum
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Descendants
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  • Middle English: ispeche

Etymology 2

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From Proto-West Germanic *gasprākī. Cognate with Old High German gisprāhhi.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jeˈspræː.t͡ʃe/

Adjective

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ġesprǣċe

  1. eloquent
  2. affable
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Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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ġesprǣce

  1. inflection of ġesprecan:
    1. second-person singular preterite indicative
    2. singular preterite subjunctive