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sparling

sparling noun: a European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus).

Noun

sparling (plural sparlings)

  1. (Scotland) A European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus).
    Synonyms:
    sperling

Proper noun capitalized: Sparling

Sparling (plural Sparlings)

  1. A surname.

Synonyms of sparling

Forms of sparling

Noun
pluralsparlings
Proper noun
pluralSparlings

Origin of sparling

From Middle English sperlynge, shortened from Old French esperlinge, a Germanic borrowing, found in German Spiering, Spierling, Middle Low German spirling, Middle Dutch spierling, suffixed from the word now Dutch spier (“spar, pole; muscle”). See also sparrow for a homonymic bird-name.

Words formed from sparling

Questions about sparling

What does sparling mean?
Sparling means a European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus).
What part of speech is sparling?
Sparling can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of sparling?
The plural of sparling is sparlings.

Words near sparling in the dictionary

  1. sparktastic
  2. Sparkwell
  3. sparky
  4. sparless
  5. sparlike
  6. sparling
  7. sparlings
  8. sparmaker
  9. sparmakers
  10. sparmaking
  11. sparoid

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