See also: spada and spadă

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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späda

  1. inflection of späd:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Etymology 2

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From Old Swedish spædhia, from Old Norse spað (meat soup). Cognate with Danish spæde and Swedish späd; compare with the English verb thin (in the sense "dilute").

Alternative forms

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Verb

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späda (present späder, preterite spädde, supine spätt, imperative späd)

  1. (optionally followed by ut (out)) to dilute (add a fluid (often water) to another fluid to make it less strong)
Conjugation
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