sprita

Esperanto

Etymology

Derived from Latin spiritus (“breath, spirit”), from spirare (“breathe”). Doublet of spirito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsprita]
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• Rhymes: -ita
• Hyphenation: spri‧ta

Adjective

sprita (accusative singular spritan, plural spritaj, accusative plural spritajn)

1. witty, ingenious

   Sprita vorto tentas, nenion atentas. ― A witty phrase allures, heeding nothing. (Proverbaro Esperanta)

2. clever, sharp

Derived terms

• malsprita
• sensprita
• spritaĵo
• spriti
• sprito
• spritulo

 

Swedish

Etymology

sprit (“spirits, alcohol”) +‎ -a

Verb

sprita (present spritar, preterite spritade, supine spritat, imperative sprita)

1. to disinfect with alcohol

   sprita händerna

   sanitize one's hands

2. (colloquial) to drink hard liquor

   Synonym: supa

3. to shell (peas, beans, corn, or the like)

Conjugation

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.

References

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