splæsa

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish splejse, from English splice and Dutch splitten.

The meaning of paying for someone else comes from taking the other person's receipt and "splicing" it to yours.

Verb

splæsa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative splæsti, supine splæst)

1. to splice (to join cables together)
2. (informal) to pay for someone else, to treat

   Ég splæsi! ― My treat!

3. (construed with á) (informal) to pay for someone else, to treat

   Ég splæsi á þig bjór. ― A beer? It's on me.

4. (construed with í) (informal) to splurge on something, to purchase something relatively expensive

   Ég splæsti í nýjan bíl. ― I splurged on a new car.

Conjugation

splæsa — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að splæsa
supine (sagnbót)		splæst
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		splæsandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég splæsi	við splæsum	present (nútíð)	ég splæsi	við splæsum
	þú splæsir	þið splæsið		þú splæsir	þið splæsið
	hann, hún, það splæsir	þeir, þær, þau splæsa		hann, hún, það splæsi	þeir, þær, þau splæsi
past (þátíð)	ég splæsti	við splæstum	past (þátíð)	ég splæsti	við splæstum
	þú splæstir	þið splæstuð		þú splæstir	þið splæstuð
	hann, hún, það splæsti	þeir, þær, þau splæstu		hann, hún, það splæsti	þeir, þær, þau splæstu
imperative (boðháttur)	splæs (þú)	splæsið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	splæstu	splæsiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

splæsast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að splæsast
supine (sagnbót)		splæst
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		splæsandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég splæsist	við splæsumst	present (nútíð)	ég splæsist	við splæsumst
	þú splæsist	þið splæsist		þú splæsist	þið splæsist
	hann, hún, það splæsist	þeir, þær, þau splæsast		hann, hún, það splæsist	þeir, þær, þau splæsist
past (þátíð)	ég splæstist	við splæstumst	past (þátíð)	ég splæstist	við splæstumst
	þú splæstist	þið splæstust		þú splæstist	þið splæstust
	hann, hún, það splæstist	þeir, þær, þau splæstust		hann, hún, það splæstist	þeir, þær, þau splæstust
imperative (boðháttur)	splæst (þú)	splæsist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	splæstu	splæsisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

splæstur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	splæstur	splæst	splæst		splæstir	splæstar	splæst
accusative (þolfall)	splæstan	splæsta	splæst		splæsta	splæstar	splæst
dative (þágufall)	splæstum	splæstri	splæstu		splæstum	splæstum	splæstum
genitive (eignarfall)	splæsts	splæstrar	splæsts		splæstra	splæstra	splæstra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	splæsti	splæsta	splæsta		splæstu	splæstu	splæstu
accusative (þolfall)	splæsta	splæstu	splæsta		splæstu	splæstu	splæstu
dative (þágufall)	splæsta	splæstu	splæsta		splæstu	splæstu	splæstu
genitive (eignarfall)	splæsta	splæstu	splæsta		splæstu	splæstu	splæstu