See also: Spett.

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Noun edit

spett n (definite singular spettet, indefinite plural spett, definite plural spetta)

  1. a digging bar

References edit

Swedish edit

 
kebab på spett = rotisserie
 
maträtt på spett = skewer

Etymology edit

From Old Norse spettr, from Proto-Germanic *spihtaz.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

spett n

  1. (agriculture) a wedge point crowbar, an iron-bar lever (heavy and c. 60 inches long, for punching holes in the ground)
  2. (cooking) a (wooden or metal) skewer (small), a spit (large), a rotisserie (with motor) for roasting
  3. (birds) certain woodpeckers, e.g. gråspett and mellanspett.

Declension edit

Declension of spett 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative spett spettet spett spetten
Genitive spetts spettets spetts spettens

Related terms edit

garening
cooking

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