speja
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish speia, from Middle Low German spējen, from Old Saxon *spehōn, from Proto-West Germanic *spehōn, from Proto-Germanic *spehōną. Cognate of Danish speide, German spähen. Doublet of spå. See also origin for spion.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
speja (present spejar, preterite spejade, supine spejat, imperative speja)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of speja (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | speja | spejas | ||
| Supine | spejat | spejats | ||
| Imperative | speja | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | spejen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | spejar | spejade | spejas | spejades |
| Ind. plural1 | speja | spejade | spejas | spejades |
| Subjunctive2 | speje | spejade | spejes | spejades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | spejande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- speja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- speja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- speja in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)