spetsa

Swedish

Etymology

spets (“tip, point”) +‎ -a

Verb

spetsa (present spetsar, preterite spetsade, supine spetsat, imperative spetsa)

  1. to impale, to spike (penetrate with something sharp)
    Många blev spetsade av Vlad Pålspetsaren
    Many people were impaled by Vlad the Impaler
    Han föll fem meter och spetsades på ett staket
    He fell five meters and was impaled on a fence
  2. to spike, to lace, to fortify (with alcohol or some other drug)
    Han spetsade sitt kaffe med whisky
    He spiked his coffee with whiskey
  3. to sharpen, to point
    spetsade pålar
    sharpened stakes

Conjugation

Conjugation of spetsa (weak)
active passive
infinitive spetsa spetsas
supine spetsat spetsats
imperative spetsa —
imper. plural1 spetsen —
present past present past
indicative spetsar spetsade spetsas spetsades
ind. plural1 spetsa spetsade spetsas spetsades
subjunctive2 spetse spetsade spetses spetsades
present participle spetsande
past participle spetsad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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