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

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
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