späd
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Etymology
From Old Swedish spædher, from Proto-Germanic *spaþja- or Proto-Germanic *spadja-. Probably originally in the meaning of "thin" or "extended in length". Cognate with Danish spæd.
Adjective
späd (comparative spädare, superlative spädast)
Declension
| Inflection of späd | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | späd | spädare | spädast |
| Neuter singular | spätt | spädare | spädast |
| Plural | späda | spädare | spädast |
| Masculine plural3 | späde | spädare | spädast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | späde | spädare | spädaste |
| All | späda | spädare | spädaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Related terms
References
- späd in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Verb
späd
- imperative of späda
References
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