spärra

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See also: sparra and sparrà

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse sparri, from Proto-Germanic *sparrô (“log, wooden beam”).

Pronunciation

Verb

spärra (present spärrar, preterite spärrade, supine spärrat, imperative spärra)

  1. to block
  2. (typography) to space out (with extra space between each letter)

Conjugation

Conjugation of spärra (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive spärra spärras
Supine spärrat spärrats
Imperative spärra —
Imper. plural1 spärren —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative spärrar spärrade spärras spärrades
Ind. plural1 spärra spärrade spärras spärrades
Subjunctive2 spärre spärrade spärres spärrades
Participles
Present participle spärrande
Past participle spärrad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

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