sporra
See also: sporrà
Swedish
Etymology
sporre (“spur”) + -a. Cognate of German spornen, Dutch sporen.
Verb
sporra (present sporrar, preterite sporrade, supine sporrat, imperative sporra)
- (literally) spur (prod a horse)
- spur (encourage or incite)
Conjugation
Conjugation of sporra (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | sporra | sporras | ||
| Supine | sporrat | sporrats | ||
| Imperative | sporra | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | sporren | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | sporrar | sporrade | sporras | sporrades |
| Ind. plural1 | sporra | sporrade | sporras | sporrades |
| Subjunctive2 | sporre | sporrade | sporres | sporrades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | sporrande | |||
| Past participle | sporrad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References
- sporra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- sporra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- sporra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)