spiss

See also: Spiss

English

Etymology

From Latin spissus.

Adjective

spiss (comparative more spiss, superlative most spiss)

(obsolete) thick, compact, dense, or crowded
- 1614, Edward Brerewood, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
  this spisse and […] copious, yet concise, treatise

References

“spiss”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian spissu (“often”, literally “thickly”), from Latin spissus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /spɪs/

Adverb

spiss

often, frequently
Synonyms: ħafna drabi, wisq drabi, sikwit

Antonyms: rari, rarament
- 2019, Kristina Borg, Imkejjen u Rkejjen, Ede Books, →ISBN, page 18:
  Dal-lejl ħlomt ħolma.
  Waħda ħelwa, imma stramba.
  Fil-verità, waħda li qed noħlom ta’ spiss.
  Last night I had a dream.
  A pleasant dream, but strange.
  Actually, it's a recurring dream.

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

spiss (neuter singular spisst, definite singular and plural spisse, comparative spissere, indefinite superlative spissest, definite superlative spisseste)

sharp
pointed
acute (angle)

Noun

spiss m (definite singular spissen, indefinite plural spisser, definite plural spissene)

a point (the sharp tip of an object)
a tip (pointed end)
(football (soccer)) a forward or striker

Synonyms

angriper (football)
angrepsspiller (football)

Derived terms

pilspiss

Verb

spiss

imperative of spisse

References

“spiss” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

spiss (neuter singular spist, definite singular and plural spisse, comparative spissare, indefinite superlative spissast, definite superlative spissaste)

sharp
pointed
acute (angle)

Derived terms

Noun

spiss m (definite singular spissen, indefinite plural spissar, definite plural spissane)

a point (the sharp tip of an object)
a tip (pointed end)

Derived terms

pilspiss

References

“spiss” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.