sprita
Esperanto edit
Etymology edit
Derived from Latin spiritus (“breath, spirit”), from spirare (“breathe”). Doublet of spirito.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
sprita (accusative singular spritan, plural spritaj, accusative plural spritajn)
- witty, ingenious
- Sprita vorto tentas, nenion atentas. ― A witty phrase allures, heeding nothing. (Proverbaro Esperanta)
- clever, sharp
Derived terms edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
sprit (“spirits, alcohol”) + -a
Verb edit
sprita (present spritar, preterite spritade, supine spritat, imperative sprita)
- to disinfect with alcohol
- sprita händerna
- sanitize one's hands
- (colloquial) to drink hard liquor
- Synonym: supa
- to shell (peas, beans, corn, or the like)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of sprita (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | sprita | spritas | ||
| Supine | spritat | spritats | ||
| Imperative | sprita | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | spriten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | spritar | spritade | spritas | spritades |
| Ind. plural1 | sprita | spritade | spritas | spritades |
| Subjunctive2 | sprite | spritade | sprites | spritades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | spritande | |||
| Past participle | spritad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||