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späda

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See also: spada and spadă

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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späda

  1. inflection of späd:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Etymology 2

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From Old Swedish spædhia, from Old Norse spað (meat soup). Cognate with Danish spæde and Swedish späd; compare with the English verb thin (in the sense "dilute").

Alternative forms

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Verb

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späda (present späder, preterite spädde, supine spätt, imperative späd)

  1. (optionally followed by ut (out)) to dilute (add a fluid (often water) to another fluid to make it less strong)
Conjugation
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Conjugation of späda (weak)
active passive
infinitive späda spädas
supine spätt spätts
imperative späd
imper. plural1 späden
present past present past
indicative späder spädde späds, spädes späddes
ind. plural1 späda spädde spädas späddes
subjunctive2 späde spädde spädes späddes
present participle spädande
past participle spädd

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

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