spotta

Old Swedish

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *spuþþōną.

Verb

spotta

1. to spit

Conjugation

Conjugation of spotta (weak)

	present				past
infinitive	spotta				—
participle	spottandi, -e				spottaþer
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative		indicative	subjunctive
iæk	spottar	spotti, -e	—		spottaþi, -e	spottaþi, -e
þū	spottar	spotti, -e	spotta		spottaþi, -e	spottaþi, -e
han	spottar	spotti, -e	—		spottaþi, -e	spottaþi, -e
vīr	spottum, -om	spottum, -om	spottum, -om		spottaþum, -om	spottaþum, -om
īr	spottin	spottin	spottin		spottaþin	spottaþin
þēr	spotta	spottin	—		spottaþu, -o	spottaþin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative		indicative	subjunctive
iæk	spottas	spottis, -es	—		spottaþis, -es	spottaþis, -es
þū	spottas	spottis, -es	—		spottaþis, -es	spottaþis, -es
han	spottas	spottis, -es	—		spottaþis, -es	spottaþis, -es
vīr	spottums, -oms	spottums, -oms	—		spottaþums, -oms	spottaþums, -oms
īr	spottins	spottins	—		spottaþins	spottaþins
þēr	spottas	spottins	—		spottaþus, -os	spottaþins

Descendants

• Swedish: spotta

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish spotta, from Proto-Germanic *spuþþōną.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

spotta c

1. (zoology, dialectal) plaice; any fish in the genus Pleuronectes; especially species Pleuronectes platessa.

Declension

Declension of spotta

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	spotta	spottas
	definite	spottan	spottans
plural	indefinite	spottor	spottors
	definite	spottorna	spottornas

Synonyms

• spätta

Compounds

• rödspotta
• spottfilé

Verb

spotta (present spottar, preterite spottade, supine spottat, imperative spotta)

1. to spit

Conjugation

Conjugation of spotta (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	spotta		spottas
supine	spottat		spottats
imperative	spotta		—
imper. plural1	spotten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	spottar	spottade	spottas	spottades
ind. plural1	spotta	spottade	spottas	spottades
subjunctive2	spotte	spottade	spottes	spottades
present participle		spottande
past participle		spottad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• inte spotta i glaset (“to like a drink”)
• spott
• spotta fram
• spotta upp sig
• spotta ut
• spottare
• spottning

Compounds

• spotta någon i ansiktet (“spit someone in the face”)
• spottkladd
• spottkluns
• spottkopp
• spottkörtel
• spottloska
• spottstrit
• spottstyver

See also

• loska (“to hock a loogie”)

References

• “spotta”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “spotta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “spotta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

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