spara
See also: spåra and sparā
Faroese
Verb
spara (third person singular past indicative spardi, third person plural past indicative spart, supine spart)
- to spare
- to save (money)
Conjugation
Conjugation of spara
| v-1 | ||||
| infinitive | spara | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | sparandi | |||
| past participle a7 | spardur | |||
| supine | spart | |||
| number | singular | plural | ||
| person | first | second | third | all |
| indicative | eg | tú | hann/hon/tað | vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum |
| present | spari | sparir | sparir | spara |
| past | spardi | spardi | spardi | spardu |
| imperative | – | tú | – | tit |
| present | — | spar! | — | sparið! |
Related terms
- sparikassi (savings bank)
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse spara, from Proto-Germanic *sparjaną.
Pronunciation
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Verb
spara
- to spare
- to save (money)
Italian
Verb
spara
- third-person singular present of sparare
- second-person singular imperative of sparare
Anagrams
- aspra, parsa, raspa, saprà
Latvian
Noun
spara m
- genitive singular form of spars
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse spara, from Proto-Germanic *sparjaną.
Verb
spara
- to save, to store
- to prevent, to deny
- to spare (someone's life)
Conjugation
Conjugation of spara (weak)
| present | past | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | spara | — | |||
| participle | sparandi, -e | sparþer | |||
| active voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| iæk | spar | spari, -e | — | sparþi, -e | sparþi, -e |
| þū | spar | spari, -e | spar | sparþi, -e | sparþi, -e |
| han | spar | spari, -e | — | sparþi, -e | sparþi, -e |
| vīr | sparum, -om | sparum, -om | sparum, -om | sparþum, -om | sparþum, -om |
| īr | sparin | sparin | sparin | sparþin | sparþin |
| þēr | spara | sparin | — | sparþu, -om | sparþin |
| mediopassive voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| iæk | sparis | sparis, -es | — | sparþis, -es | sparþis, -es |
| þū | sparis | sparis, -es | — | sparþis, -es | sparþis, -es |
| han | sparis | sparis, -es | — | sparþis, -es | sparþis, -es |
| vīr | sparums, -oms | sparums, -oms | — | sparþums, -oms | sparþums, -oms |
| īr | sparins | sparins | — | sparþins | sparþins |
| þēr | sparas | sparins | — | sparþus, -os | sparþins |
Descendants
- Swedish: spara
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish spara, from Old Norse spara, from Proto-Germanic *sparjaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spɑːra/
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Verb
spara
- to save, to store for future use
- (computing) to save; write to a disc
- to save; prevent the waste of
Conjugation
Conjugation of spara (weak)
| Active | Passive | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | spara | sparas |
| Present tense | sparar | sparas |
| Past tense | sparade | sparades |
| Supine | sparat | sparats |
| Imperative | spara | — |
| Present participle | sparande | |
| Past participle | sparad | |
Conjugation of spara (weak)
| Active | Passive | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | spara | sparas |
| Present tense | spar | spars , spares |
| Past tense | sparde | spardes |
| Supine | spart | sparts |
| Imperative | spar | — |
| Present participle | sparande | |
| Past participle | spard | |
Related terms
- (save, store): spargris, sparbank, sparkonto, sparränta
- (computing): sparning
Phrases
- den som spar han har
Usage notes
The second set of inflections are mainly used in various dialects, but not so often in standard language (except for some fixed expressions, like den som spar han har).