spika

spika

1. indefinite genitive plural of spik

From spȉker.

• IPA^(key): /spîka/
• Hyphenation: spi‧ka

spȉka f (Cyrillic spelling спи̏ка)

1. conversation, speech, talk

• “spika” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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spika (n class, plural spika)

1. speaker (device to amplify sound)

spika (ma class, plural maspika)

1. (politics) speaker (presiding member in a legislative body)

   spika wa bunge ― speaker of parliament

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spik +‎ -a

spika (present spikar, preterite spikade, supine spikat, imperative spika)

1. to drive nails (with a hammer), to nail, to hammer

   spika med en hammare

   drive nails with a hammer

   spika fast stolarna i golvet

   nail the chairs to the floor

   spika upp en anslagstavla på väggen

   nail a bulletin board to the wall

   Grannens spikande väckte mig

   My neighbor's hammering woke me up

2. to fix a formerly tentative decision, to nail down

   Vi har inte spikat semesterplanerna än

   We haven't nailed down the vacation plans yet

3. to publicize a dissertation or PhD thesis
4. (slang) to do perfectly, to get full points (on a test or an exam)

• spikare
• spikning
• spik

• hammare (“hammer”)
• hamra (“hammer”)
• spetsa (“spike (a drink or the like)”)

• spika in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• spika in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• spika in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

• piska