spärra
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse sparri, from Proto-Germanic *sparrô (“log, wooden beam”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -²æra
Verb
[edit]spärra (present spärrar, preterite spärrade, supine spärrat, imperative spärra)
- to block
- (typography) to space out (with extra space between each letter)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of spärra (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | spärra | spärras | ||
Supine | spärrat | spärrats | ||
Imperative | spärra | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | spärren | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | spärrar | spärrade | spärras | spärrades |
Ind. plural1 | spärra | spärrade | spärras | spärrades |
Subjunctive2 | spärre | spärrade | spärres | spärrades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | spärrande | |||
Past participle | spärrad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- spärra in Svensk ordbok.