Wordwyrt

sprat

Meaninga sprat

Common meaning: a small fish

Journey through time

  1. Dutchsprot‘a sprat, a fish’source
  2. Middle Englishsprotsource
  3. Englishsprat‘a small fish’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Dutch sprot ‘a sprat’.

Roots

  • sprot Dutch “a sprat”

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