späd
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish spædher, from Proto-Germanic *spaþja- or Proto-Germanic *spadja-. Probably originally in the meaning of "thin" or "extended in length". Cognate with Danish spæd.
Adjective
[edit]späd (comparative spädare, superlative spädast)
Declension
[edit]Inflection of späd | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | späd | spädare | spädast |
Neuter singular | spätt | spädare | spädast |
Plural | späda | spädare | spädast |
Masculine plural3 | späde | spädare | spädast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | späde | spädare | spädaste |
All | späda | spädare | spädaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- späd in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Verb
[edit]späd
- imperative of späda