speja
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish speia, from Middle Low German spējen, from Old Saxon *spehōn, from Proto-West Germanic *spehōn, from Proto-Germanic *spehōną. Cognate of Danish speide, German spähen. Doublet of spå. See also origin for spion.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spɛja/
- Rhymes: -ɛja
Conjugation
Conjugation of speja (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | speja | spejas | ||
| Supine | spejat | spejats | ||
| Imperative | speja | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | spejen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | spejar | spejade | spejas | spejades |
| Ind. plural1 | speja | spejade | spejas | spejades |
| Subjunctive2 | speje | spejade | spejes | spejades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | spejande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- speja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- speja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- speja in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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