spärra

See also: sparra and sparrà

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse sparri, from Proto-Germanic *sparrô (“log, wooden beam”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -²æra

Verb

spärra (present spärrar, preterite spärrade, supine spärrat, imperative spärra)

1. to block
2. (typography) to space out (with extra space between each letter)

Conjugation

Conjugation of spärra (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	spärra		spärras
Supine	spärrat		spärrats
Imperative	spärra		—
Imper. plural1	spärren		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	spärrar	spärrade	spärras	spärrades
Ind. plural1	spärra	spärrade	spärras	spärrades
Subjunctive2	spärre	spärrade	spärres	spärrades
	Participles
Present participle	spärrande
Past participle	spärrad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• spärra av
• spärra in
• spärra upp
• spärra ut

Related terms

• spärr
• spärrballong
• spärrning

Further reading

• spärra in Svensk ordbok.