spärra
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse sparri, from Proto-Germanic *sparrô (“log, wooden beam”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -²æra
Verb
spärra (present spärrar, preterite spärrade, supine spärrat, imperative spärra)
- to block
- (typography) to space out (with extra space between each letter)
Conjugation
Conjugation of spärra (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | spärra | spärras | ||
| Supine | spärrat | spärrats | ||
| Imperative | spärra | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | spärren | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | spärrar | spärrade | spärras | spärrades |
| Ind. plural1 | spärra | spärrade | spärras | spärrades |
| Subjunctive2 | spärre | spärrade | spärres | spärrades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | spärrande | |||
| Past participle | spärrad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
- spärra av
- spärra in
- spärra upp
- spärra ut
Related terms
- spärr
- spärrballong
- spärrning
Further reading
- spärra in Svensk ordbok.
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