spärr
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See also: spàrr
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse sperra, from Proto-Germanic *sparrijaną.
Noun[edit]
spärr c
- stop, catch, block, blockade, ban, limit, bar, lock (something stopping or hindering)
- gate, entrance (requiring a ticket or entrance fee)
- Stengolvet spricker när en ung kille hoppar över spärrarna och perrongen är full av sopor.
- The stone floor cracks as a young fellow jumps over the gate and the platform is full of garbage. (Stockholm subway interior)
- ratchet or similar mechanism
- (politics) the (electoral) threshold, i.e. the minimum percentage of votes required in an election in order to win seats in parliament
- embargo or blockade (in particular Sweden during World War II, blocking Swedish ports from international waters)
- Han hade seglat utanför spärren under hela kriget.
- Throughout the war, he had sailed on ships on international waters, outside of the embargo line.
Declension[edit]
| Declension of spärr | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | spärr | spärren | spärrar | spärrarna |
| Genitive | spärrs | spärrens | spärrars | spärrarnas |