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)