spotta

Old Swedish

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *spuþþōną.

Verb

spotta

1. to spit

Conjugation

Conjugation of spotta (weak)

	present			past
infinitive	spotta			—
participle	spottandi, -e			spottaþer
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	spottar	spotti, -e	—	spottaþi, -e	spottaþi, -e
þū	spottar	spotti, -e	spotta	spottaþi, -e	spottaþi, -e
han	spottar	spotti, -e	—	spottaþi, -e	spottaþi, -e
vīr	spottum, -om	spottum, -om	spottum, -om	spottaþum, -om	spottaþum, -om
īr	spottin	spottin	spottin	spottaþin	spottaþin
þēr	spotta	spottin	—	spottaþu, -o	spottaþin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	spottas	spottis, -es	—	spottaþis, -es	spottaþis, -es
þū	spottas	spottis, -es	—	spottaþis, -es	spottaþis, -es
han	spottas	spottis, -es	—	spottaþis, -es	spottaþis, -es
vīr	spottums, -oms	spottums, -oms	—	spottaþums, -oms	spottaþums, -oms
īr	spottins	spottins	—	spottaþins	spottaþins
þēr	spottas	spottins	—	spottaþus, -os	spottaþins

Descendants

• Swedish: spotta

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish spotta, from Proto-Germanic *spuþþōną.

Pronunciation

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Noun

spotta c

1. (zoology, dialectal) plaice; any fish in the genus Pleuronectes; especially species Pleuronectes platessa.

Declension

Declension of spotta
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	spotta	spottan	spottor	spottorna
Genitive	spottas	spottans	spottors	spottornas

Synonyms

• spätta

Compounds

• rödspotta
• spottfilé

Verb

spotta (present spottar, preterite spottade, supine spottat, imperative spotta)

1. to spit

Conjugation

Conjugation of spotta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	spotta		spottas
Supine	spottat		spottats
Imperative	spotta		—
Imper. plural1	spotten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	spottar	spottade	spottas	spottades
Ind. plural1	spotta	spottade	spottas	spottades
Subjunctive2	spotte	spottade	spottes	spottades
	Participles
Present participle	spottande
Past participle	spottad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• inte spotta i glaset (“to like a drink”)
• spott
• spotta fram
• spotta upp sig
• spotta ut
• spottare
• spottning

Compounds

• spottkladd
• spottkluns
• spottkopp
• spottkörtel
• spottloska
• spottstrit
• spottstyver

See also

• loska (“to hock a loogie”)

References

• spotta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• spotta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• spotta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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