sparge
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle French espargier, from Latin spargō (whence English sparse), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pregʰ- (“to scatter, to jerk”).
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sparge (third-person singular simple present sparges, present participle sparging, simple past and past participle sparged)
- To sprinkle or spray.
- (transitive) To introduce bubbles into (a liquid).
- Bubble machines sparge water for platform diving competitions to lessen the impact.
Translations edit
to sprinkle or spray
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to introduce bubbles
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Noun edit
sparge (plural sparges)
Adjective edit
sparge (not comparable)
- That sparges.
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sparge
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Latin edit
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sparge
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin spargere, present active infinitive of spargō (“scatter”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pregʰ- (“to scatter, to jerk”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
a sparge (third-person singular present sparge, past participle spart) 3rd conj.
- (transitive or reflexive) to break, burst, shatter, snap
- (transitive) to break in
- (transitive, computing, by extension) to hack
- (transitive) to blow money (spend recklessly)
- (of a gathering, reflexive, uncommon) to dissipate, end
- (reflexive, slang, often in participle) to become stupefied by means of drugs
Conjugation edit
conjugation of sparge (third conjugation, past participle in -t)
infinitive | a sparge | ||||||
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gerund | spărgând | ||||||
past participle | spart | ||||||
number | singular | plural | |||||
person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | sparg | spargi | sparge | spargem | spargeți | sparg | |
imperfect | spărgeam | spărgeai | spărgea | spărgeam | spărgeați | spărgeau | |
simple perfect | spărsei | spărseși | sparse | sparserăm | sparserăți | sparseră | |
pluperfect | spărsesem | spărseseși | spărsese | spărseserăm | spărseserăți | spărseseră | |
subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | să sparg | să spargi | să spargă | să spargem | să spargeți | să spargă | |
imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
affirmative | sparge | spargeți | |||||
negative | nu sparge | nu spargeți |
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References edit
- sparge in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)