sprita
Esperanto
Etymology
Derived from Latin spiritus (“breath, spirit”), from spirare (“breathe”). Doublet of spirito.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsprita]
- Audio:
(file) - Rhymes: -ita
- Hyphenation: spri‧ta
Adjective
sprita (accusative singular spritan, plural spritaj, accusative plural spritajn)
- witty, ingenious
- Sprita vorto tentas, nenion atentas. ― A witty phrase allures, heeding nothing. (Proverbaro Esperanta)
- clever, sharp
Derived terms
- malsprita
- sensprita
- spritaĵo
- spriti
- sprito
- spritulo
Swedish
Etymology
sprit (“spirits, alcohol”) + -a
Verb
sprita (present spritar, preterite spritade, supine spritat, imperative sprita)
- to disinfect with alcohol
- sprita händerna
- sanitize one's hands
- (colloquial) to drink hard liquor
- Synonym: supa
- to shell (peas, beans, corn, or the like)
Conjugation
Conjugation of sprita (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | sprita | spritas | ||
| Supine | spritat | spritats | ||
| Imperative | sprita | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | spriten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | spritar | spritade | spritas | spritades |
| Ind. plural1 | sprita | spritade | spritas | spritades |
| Subjunctive2 | sprite | spritade | sprites | spritades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | spritande | |||
| Past participle | spritad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References
- sprita in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- sprita in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- sprita in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)