späda

See also: spada and spadă

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish spædhia, from Old Norse spað (“meat soup”). Cognate with Danish spæde and Swedish späd; compare with the English verb thin (in the sense "dilute").

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Adjective

späda

  1. absolute singular definite and plural form of späd.

Verb

späda (present späder, preterite spädde, supine spätt, imperative späd)

  1. (optionally followed by ut (“out”)) to dilute

Conjugation
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
Participles
Present participle spädande
Past participle spädd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References
  • späda in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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