spett

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

spett n (definite singular spettet, indefinite plural spett, definite plural spetta)

  1. a digging bar

References[edit]

Swedish[edit]

kebab på spett = rotisserie
maträtt på spett = skewer

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse spettr, from Proto-Germanic *spihtaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

spett n

  1. (agriculture) a wedge point crowbar, an iron-bar lever (heavy and c. 60 inches long, for punching holes in the ground)
  2. (cooking) a (wooden or metal) skewer (small), a spit (large), a rotisserie (with motor) for roasting
  3. (birds) certain woodpeckers, e.g. gråspett and mellanspett.

Declension[edit]

Declension of spett 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative spett spettet spett spetten
Genitive spetts spettets spetts spettens

Related terms[edit]

garening
cooking

References[edit]