Spa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "spa"

English

Etymology

The town name is from Walloon espa (“fountain, spring”), which could be from Latin spargere (“to spread, scatter”) or spatium (“free space”).

Proper noun

Spa

2. A city in the province of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium.
3. (motor racing, informal) The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, a motor racing circuit located near the city of Spa.

References

• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Spa”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
• Dictionnaire des noms de lieux en Wallonie et à Bruxelles, Jean-Jacques Jespers, 2005, éd. Racine

Anagrams

• APS, SAP, sap, APs, Psa., PsA, s.ap., asp, pas, Pas, PSA, ASP, PAs, PAS

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spaː/
• Hyphenation: Spa
• Rhymes: -aː
• Homophone: spa

Proper noun

Spa ?

1. a town and municipality in the province of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, famous for its springs

Derived terms

• spawater

Anagrams

• sap, spa

French

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spa/

Proper noun

Spa f

1. a town and municipality in the province of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

   Holonym: Belgique

Polish

Spa

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Spa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspa/
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: Spa
• Homophone: spa

Proper noun

Spa n (indeclinable)

1. Spa (a municipality, a town in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium)

Further reading

• “Spa”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)
• Spa in PWN's encyclopedia