spetsa

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Swedish

Etymology

spets (“tip, point”) +‎ -a

Verb

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

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
to spike, to lace, to fortify (with alcohol or some other drug)
Han spetsade sitt kaffe med whisky
He spiked his coffee with whiskey
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
	Participles
Present participle	spetsande
Past participle	spetsad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

spetsig

References