speti

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See also: spětí

Romanian

Etymology

From spată.

Verb

a speti (third-person singular present spetește, past participle spetit) 4th conj.

  1. to harass, to work to death, break someone’s back, like a slave

Conjugation

Derived terms

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Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *spěti. Originally the present tense was spẹ̑jem (like grẹ́ti), which then contracted to spẹ̑m (like smẹ́ti). The short vowel and -i- in the imperative are analogical.

Pronunciation

Verb

spẹ́ti impf (archaic)

  1. to go, to hurry
Inflection
infinitive spẹ́ti
1st singular spȅm
infinitive spẹ́ti spet
supine spẹ̑t
verbal noun spẹ̑tje
participle converb
present spȅč
past
l-participle masculine feminine neuter
singular spȅł, spẹ̑ł spẹ̄la spẹ̄lo
dual spẹ̄la spẹ̄li spẹ̄li
plural spẹ̄li spẹ̄le spẹ̄la
present imperative
1st singular spȅm
2nd singular spȅš spȉ
3rd singular spȅ
1st dual spéva spȋva
2nd dual spéta spȋta
3rd dual spéta
1st plural spémo spȋmo
2nd plural spéte spȋte
3rd plural spéjo
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *sъpęti.

Pronunciation

Verb

spẹ́ti pf

  1. to tie, to bind
  2. to staple
Inflection
Sonorant + -ti -(j)em (AP c)
infinitive spẹ́ti
1st singular spnȅm
infinitive spẹ́ti spet
supine spẹ̑t, spȅt
verbal noun spẹ̑tje
participle converb
present
past spẹ̑t
l-participle masculine feminine neuter
singular spẹ̑ł spẹ́la spẹ̑lo
dual spẹ̑la spẹ̑li spẹ̑li
plural spẹ̑li spẹ̑le spẹ̑la
present imperative
1st singular spnȅm
2nd singular spnȅš spnȉ
3rd singular spnȅ
1st dual spnéva spnȋva
2nd dual spnéta spnȋta
3rd dual spnéta
1st plural spnémo spnȋmo
2nd plural spnéte spnȋte
3rd plural spnéjo

Further reading

  • speti”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran