sporta

See also: sportā

Italian

Etymology

From Latin sporta.

Noun

sporta f (plural sporte)

1. shopping bag, bag
2. bagful
3. basket

Synonyms

• (bag) borsa
• (bagful) borsata
• (basket) cesto, cesta, paniere

Participle

sporta

1. feminine singular of sporto

Anagrams

• sparto

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to twist, turn”). See also Latin spira.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈspor.ta/, [ˈspɔr.ta]

Noun

sporta f (genitive sportae); first declension

1. basket (plaited)
2. hamper

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sporta	sportae
genitive	sportae	sportārum
dative	sportae	sportīs
accusative	sportam	sportās
ablative	sportā	sportīs
vocative	sporta	sportae

Derived terms

• sportula (diminutive)

Descendants

• Albanian: shportë
• Catalan: esporta
• Italian: spòrta
• Portuguese: esporta
• Spanish: espuerta

References

• sporta in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• sporta in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• sporta in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

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Latvian

Noun

sporta m

1. genitive singular form of sports

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Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈspɔrta]

Noun

sporta

1. genitive singular of sport
2. nominative dual of sport
3. accusative dual of sport

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Swedish

Verb

sporta

1. (intransitive) to perform a sport or athletics, to train, to exercise

   Många sportade i det fina vintervädret.

   Many exercised in the fine winter weather.

2. (slang, transitive) to sport, to wear, to display (used among fashion bloggers)

   Hon sportade samma look som jag med skinny jeans och ankelboots med smal klack.

   She sported the same look as I did with skinny jeans and ankle boots with narrow heels.

   På armarna sportade hon blåmärken.

   On her arms, she sported bruises.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sporta (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	sporta	—
Present tense	sportar	—
Past tense	sportade	—
Supine	sportat	—
Imperative	sporta	—
Present participle	sportande
Past participle	—

Synonyms

perform sport

• idrotta
• motionera
• träna

display

• bära
• visa upp

References

• "Språket", Sveriges Radio, March 5, 2013.