sjprèche

• spräche (Colognian Academy spelling)
• spreche (rarer byform, but frequent in Kölsch)
• sprääche (chiefly Ripuarian)
• spreache (parts of Moselle Franconian)

From Middle High German sprëchen, from Old High German sprehhan, from Proto-West Germanic *sprekan. Compare Limburgish spraeke and sjpraeke, German sprechen, Dutch spreken, English speak.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃpʀɛːχə/, [ˈʃpʁɛː.χə]

sjprèche (third-person singular present sjprik or sjprikt, past tense sjprooch, present participle sjprèchend or sjprèchens, past participle jesjpraoche)

1. (Kirchröadsj, transitive) to speak (some language, the truth, etc.)

   Iech sjprèch Kirchröadsj.

   I speak Kerkradish.

2. (Kirchröadsj, intransitive, [uvver (about) + accusative], [oes (from)]) to speak, to talk, to give a speech

   Heë sjprikt oes Ervaroeng.

   He speaks from experience.

3. (Kirchröadsj, transitive) to say, to speak (a word, phrase, sentence, prayer, etc.)

   V'r hant jister e Jebed jesjpraoche.

   We said a prayer yesterday.

4. (Kirchröadsj, archaic, reflexive, of a word) to have a pronunciation; to be pronounced (some way)

   Wie sjprik siech dat?

   How do you pronounce this?

• Sjproach