spisa

Old High German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin expēnsa.

Noun

spīsa f

1. meal

Descendants

• German: Speise

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Swedish

Verb

spisa (present spisar, preterite spisade, supine spisat, imperative spisa)

1. (dated) to eat
2. (colloquial) to consume music (especially jazz, live or recorded)

   träffa lite trevligt folk, spisa några vax och sänk en kall bira

   meet some nice people, consume some recordings and down a cold beer

Conjugation

Conjugation of spisa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	spisa		spisas
Supine	spisat		spisats
Imperative	spisa		—
Imper. plural1	spisen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	spisar	spisade	spisas	spisades
Ind. plural1	spisa	spisade	spisas	spisades
Subjunctive2	spise	spisade	spises	spisades
	Participles
Present participle	spisande
Past participle	spisad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• avspisa
• bespisa
• bespisning
• spis
• spisning

See also

• vax

Anagrams

• pissa

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Venetian

Noun

spisa f (plural spise)

1. itch