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spät

adj · /ʃpɛːt/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German spǣte, from Old High German spāti, from Proto-West Germanic *spādī, from Proto-Germanic *spēdiz. Cognate with Hunsrik sped, from Low German späd, archaic Dutch spade (“late”). Probably related to sparen (“to spare, conserve”).

Translation

  1. late

    Zu spät.

    Too late.

    Ich bin zu spät in die Schule gekommen.

    I was late to school.

    Es ist nie zu spät zum Lernen.

    It is never too late to learn.

  2. late source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  3. late source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en

spät

verb ·

Translation

  1. fall behind source:wikdict-en-de-stardict