sprit
See also: Sprit
English
Etymology 1
From Old English sprēot (“pole, pike, spear”), from Proto-Germanic *sprut-. Compare Dutch spriet (“a sprout”).
Noun
sprit (plural sprits)
- (nautical) A spar between mast and upper outer corner of a spritsail on sailing boats.
- A shoot; a sprout.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Mortimer to this entry?)
Hyponyms
- (supporting spar in spritsail rig): bowsprit
Translations
supporting spar in spritsail rig
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Verb
sprit (third-person singular simple present sprits, present participle spritting, simple past and past participle spritted)
- To sprout; to bud; to germinate, as barley steeped for malt.
Etymology 2
Akin to German spritzen.
Verb
sprit (third-person singular simple present sprits, present participle spritting, simple past and past participle spritted)
- To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to spurt out.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Thomas Browne to this entry?)
Anagrams
- Strip, TRIPS, spirt, stirp, strip, trips
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin spiritus, via French esprit
Noun
sprit m (definite singular spriten)
- alcohol
- spirit (spirits)
Derived terms
- rødsprit
References
- “sprit” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin spiritus, via French esprit
Noun
sprit m (definite singular spriten)
- alcohol
- spirit (spirits)
Derived terms
- raudsprit
References
- “sprit” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From French ésprit (compare English sprite), from Old French esprit, from Latin spiritus (“air, breath”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
sprit c (uncountable)
- spirits; liquor
- alcohol in general, chiefly as a solvent
Declension
| Declension of sprit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | sprit | spriten | — | — |
| Genitive | sprits | spritens | — | — |
Derived terms
- (liquor): starksprit
- (solvent): spritpenna