speria

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speria

/speˈrja/
/spe.riˈa/ literary

Rhymes with -a

Where it comes from

Possibly from Vulgar Latin *expa(v)orere or Latin expavēre, from Latin pavor. The exact development or derivation is unclear, however: proposals have included a root *exparere or *expavorāre. Another solution might be *spăurea-> spăria-> speria. Compare Aromanian aspar, aspãreari, Megleno-Romanian spar, spăreari, Italian spaurire (“to scare”), spaurare; cf. also Portuguese espavorir, espavorecer, Occitan espavordir.

verb a speria 1st conjugation · sperie · speriat · a speria · speriind

transitive to scare, to frighten
Similar: înspăimânta
reflexive to get scared, have a scare

In English

scare to frighten
frighten to disturb with fear
spook to scare or frighten

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@misc{speria_2026,
  title = {speria},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/speria},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}