spä

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Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Apocopic form of späda, from Old Swedish spædhia.

Verb

spä (present spär, preterite spädde, supine spätt, imperative spä)

  1. (optionally followed by ut (out)) to dilute (add a fluid (often water) to another fluid to make it less strong)

Conjugation

Conjugation of spä (weak)
active passive
infinitive spä späs
supine spätt spätts
imperative spä
imper. plural1 spän
present past present past
indicative spär spädde späs späddes
ind. plural1 spä spädde späs späddes
subjunctive2 spä spädde späs späddes
present participle spädande
past participle spädd

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of späda (weak)
active passive
infinitive späda spädas
supine spätt spätts
imperative späd
imper. plural1 späden
present past present past
indicative späder spädde späds, spädes späddes
ind. plural1 späda spädde spädas späddes
subjunctive2 späde spädde spädes späddes
present participle spädande
past participle spädd

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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