Spic - Wiktionary

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Alternative forms

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  • speċ

Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *spik, from Proto-Germanic *spiką. Cognate with Dutch spek, German Speck, and Icelandic spik.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /spit͡ʃ/

Noun

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spiċ n

  1. bacon
  2. lard

Declension

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Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative spiċ —
accusative spiċ —
genitive spiċes —
dative spiċe —

Derived terms

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  • spiċhūs
  • spiċmāse

Descendants

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  • Middle English: spik, spyk, spike, spich
    • Scots: spick, spect
    • English: speck

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