sprint en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /spɹɪnt/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)prend-der. Proto-Germanic *sprintaną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *sprantijaną Old Norse *sprentabor. Middle English sprenten English sprent English sprint Alteration of earlier sprent (“to leap; bound; dart”), from Northern Middle English sprenten, from Old Norse *sprenta (for later spretta), from Proto-Germanic *sprantijaną, causative of Proto-Germanic *sprintaną (“to jump up; bounce”), from Proto-Indo-European *sprend-, *sprendʰ- (“to flinch; jump”), from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to twitch; fidget; flinch; jump; be quick”). Cognate with Middle High German sprenzen (“to sprinkle; splash”), Swedish spritta (“to startle”), Icelandic spretta (“to spring forth; emerge; arise; develop”).
Meanings
- A short race at top speed.
- A burst of speed or activity.
- In Agile software development, a period of development of a fixed time that is preceded and followed by meetings.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sprints | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| sprunt | alternative, dialectal | lexicographic |
Descendants
sprintar · спри̏нт · sprint · スプリント · sprint · 스프린트 · sprint · esprint · sprint · sprint · sprȉnt · спринт · σπριντ · Sprint · esprint · sprint · sprint
Translations (62)
cmn 衝刺 /冲刺 (short race at top speed) · de Spurt (burst of speed or activity) · mk спринт (short race at top speed) · sh спри̏нт (short race at top speed) · he ריצה מהירה (short race at top speed) · sk šprint (short race at top speed) · fr sprint (short race at top speed) · pt esprinte (short race at top speed) · cs spurt (burst of speed or activity) · el σπριντ (short race at top speed) · he מאוץ (short race at top speed) · ko 단거리 경주 (short race at top speed) · ja 短距離競走 (short race at top speed) · vi chạy nước rút (short race at top speed) · de Sprint (short race at top speed) · ms lari pecut (short race at top speed) · sk špurt (burst of speed or activity) · it velocità (short race at top speed) · ro sprint (burst of speed or activity) · sv sprinterlopp (short race at top speed) · sh спри̏нт (burst of speed or activity) · pt sprint (burst of speed or activity) · id lari cepat (short race at top speed) · wa sprine (short race at top speed) · fi pyrähdys (burst of speed or activity) · de Kurzstreckenlauf (short race at top speed) · sk šprint (burst of speed or activity) · ga rúid (short race at top speed) · nl sprint (short race at top speed) · cmn 短跑 (short race at top speed) · es esprint (short race at top speed) · ko 스프린트 (short race at top speed) · nb spurt (burst of speed or activity) · he ספרינט (short race at top speed) · ko 단거리 달리기 (short race at top speed) · pl sprint (burst of speed or activity) · ro sprint (short race at top speed) · es sprint (burst of speed or activity) · ga ráib (short race at top speed) · bg спринт (short race at top speed) · it sprint (short race at top speed) · es esprint (burst of speed or activity) · sh sprȉnt (burst of speed or activity) · ru спринт (short race at top speed) · es sprint (short race at top speed) · ja 短距離走 (short race at top speed) · pl sprint (short race at top speed) · ga ruthag (short race at top speed) · sh sprȉnt (short race at top speed) · cs sprint (short race at top speed) · fi pikamatka (short race at top speed) · ota قوشی (short race at top speed) · cs sprint (burst of speed or activity) · pt sprint (short race at top speed) · ga aga reatha (short race at top speed) · it attività (burst of speed or activity) · ja スプリント (short race at top speed) · id sprint (short race at top speed) · mk спринт (burst of speed or activity) · nn spurt (burst of speed or activity) · fi pikajuoksu (short race at top speed) · ca esprint (short race at top speed)