From en.wiktionary.org:
[Appendix:Variations of "spa"]
** Translingual
*** Etymology
[mul] [mul].
*** Symbol
[mul-symbol]
1. [2&3]
*** See also
- [es]
** English
[wikipedia]
*** Etymology 1
The term is derived from the name of the Belgian town of 吴语: Spa, Belgium,
where since medieval times illnesses caused by iron deficiency were treated by
drinking chalybeate (iron-bearing) spring water. In 16<sup>th</sup> century
England the old Roman ideas of medicinal bathing were revived at towns like
Bath, and in 1571 William Slingsby who had been to the Belgian town (which he
called _Spaw_) discovered a chalybeate spring in Yorkshire. He built an
enclosed well at what became known as Harrogate, the first resort in England
for drinking medicinal waters, then in 1596 Dr. Timothy Bright called the
resort _The English Spaw_, beginning the use of the word _Spa_ as a generic
description rather than as the place name of the Belgian town. At first this
term referred specifically to resorts for water drinking rather than bathing,
but this distinction was gradually lost and many _spas_ offer external
remedies.
There are various stories about the origin of the name. A Belgian spring of
iron-bearing water was called _Espa_ from the [en] term for "fountain", and
was used in 1326 as a cure by an iron master with such success that he founded
a health resort that developed into the town, though it has been suggested
that this term may be derived from the name of the resort. Some have
suggested that the town's name can be ultimately sourced from [en], though
this derivation is problematic.
**** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. A health resort near a mineral spring or hot spring .
2. A trendy or fashionable resort.
3. A health club .
4. A hot tub .
5. [en] A convenience store .
***** Synonyms
- [en]
- [en]
***** Derived terms
{{col|en||dental spa|spa cuisine|spagoer|health spa |Croft Spa |Boston Spa
|Droitwich Spa |Leamington Spa |spa bath |spa pool |spa town |spa
water|Woodhall Spa}}
***** Translations
[health resort near a mineral spring or hot spring]
- Albanian: [sq]
- Arabic: [ar]
- Chinese:
- Esperanto: [eo] , [eo] , [eo] , [eo] , [eo]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- Georgian: [ka]
- German: [de] , [de] , [de]
- Hebrew: [he]
- Hungarian: [hu]
- Ido: [io]
- Italian: [it]
- Japanese: [ja] , [ja]
- Khmer: [km]
- Latin: [la]
- Ottoman Turkish: [ota]
- Polish: [pl] , [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Russian: [indeclinable] [ru] , [Japanese style] [ru] , [ru] , [ru]
- Spanish: [es] , [es]
- Swedish: [sv]
- Turkish: [tr] , [tr]
- Welsh: [cy]
[trans-bottom]
[trendy or fashionable resort]
- German: [de] , [de] , [de]
[trans-bottom]
***** See also
{{col|en |caldarium |pump room |sanatorium |take the waters |wellness hotel }}
*** Etymology 2
Shortened form of [en]
**** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
[en]
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] An idiot; a gobshite
2. * {{ quote-text | en | year=2010 | author=Paul Murray | title= Skippy Dies (see https://books.google.com/books?id=8CI5XhzjSHEC&pg=PT808) | isbn=9780141943893
|passage=What the fuck was she talking about, he must think she's such a
SPA.}}
1. * {{ quote-book | en | year=2018 | author=Rachael English | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5-9XEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT42 | title=The Night of the Party
|passage=['...] We'll say it was just the two of us sitting in the shed having
a chat.'<br>'Don't be such a SPA. Nobody will believe we were sitting in the
shed having a chat.[...']}}
1. [en] A clumsy person (see spastic )
2. * {{ quote-book | en | year=1993 | author=Roddy Doyle | title=Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha | pageurl=https://archive.org/details/paddyclarkehahah00rodd_0/page/17/ | page=17 | isbn=0-7493-9735-7
|passage=— Hit it.<br>He missed.<br>— You're a big SPA, I told him.}}
*** References
References:
*** Anagrams
- [en]
[en]
** Dutch
*** Pronunciation
- [nl]
- [nl]
- [nl]
*** Etymology 1
From earlier [nl], from [nl], from [nl], from [nl]..
**** Alternative forms
- [nl]
**** Noun
[m]
1. spade
*** Etymology 2
From the _Spa_ brand of mineral water, which originates from the Belgian town
of [fr]. The compound [nl] is attested as early as the 17th century, however.
**** Noun
[m]
1. mineral water
***** Derived terms
{{col|nl |spa blauw |spa rood }}
*** Etymology 3
[nl] From earlier [nl], from [nl], from [nl], from [nl]. Cognate with [de].
**** Alternative forms
- [nl]
**** Adjective
[spader]
1. [nl] late
***** Declension
[spade]
[nl]
** Norwegian Nynorsk
*** Alternative forms
- [nn]
- [nn]
*** Etymology
From the noun [nn].
*** Pronunciation
- [no]
*** Verb
[nn]
1. to use a spade or shovel, to dig , to shovel
*** References
- [lang=nn]
** Piedmontese
*** Pronunciation
- [pms]
*** Noun
[pms]
1. sword
** Polish
[lang=pl]
*** Alternative forms
- [pl]
*** Etymology
[pl].
*** Pronunciation
[a=LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf-spa.wav]
*** Noun
[n]
1. [en] [beauty treatments designed to moisturise and nourish the skin; also: cosmetics used for such treatments]
2. [en] [health resort near a mineral spring or hot spring]
3. [en] [hot tub]
*** Adjective
[-]
1. [pl] [en] [beauty treatments designed to moisturise and nourish the skin; also: cosmetics used for such treatments]
2. [pl] [en] [hot tub]
*** Further reading
- [spa I]
- [spa II]
- [R:pl:PWN]
[pl]
** Portuguese
*** Etymology
[pt].
*** Pronunciation
[pt-IPA]
- [pt]
*** Noun
[m]
1. [en] [health resort near a spring]
** Spanish
*** Etymology
[es].
*** Pronunciation
[espá]
*** Noun
[m]
1. [en]
**** Usage notes
[es-unadapted]
*** Further reading
- [R:es:DRAE]
[es]