"spå" meaning in Swedish

See spå in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /spoː/
Rhymes: -oː Etymology: From Old Norse spá (“to foretell, prophesy”), from Proto-Germanic *spahōną, *spēhōną (“to observe”), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (“to look”). Etymology templates: {{root|sv|ine-pro|*speḱ-}}, {{der|sv|non|spá||to foretell, prophesy}} Old Norse spá (“to foretell, prophesy”), {{der|sv|gem-pro|*spahōną}} Proto-Germanic *spahōną, {{der|sv|ine-pro|*speḱ-||to look}} Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (“to look”) Head templates: {{head|sv|verbs|present|spår|preterite|spådde|supine|spått|imperative|spå|head=}} spå (present spår, preterite spådde, supine spått, imperative spå) Inflection templates: {{sv-conj-wk|end=vw}} Forms: spår [present], spådde [preterite], spått [supine], spå [imperative], weak [table-tags], spå [active, infinitive], spås [infinitive, passive], spått [active, supine], spåtts [passive, supine], spå [active, imperative], - [imperative, passive], spån [active, archaic, imperative, plural], - [archaic, imperative, passive, plural], spår [active, indicative, present], spådde [active, indicative, past], spås [indicative, passive, present], spåddes [indicative, passive, past], spå [active, archaic, indicative, plural, present], spådde [active, archaic, indicative, past, plural], spås [archaic, indicative, passive, plural, present], spåddes [archaic, indicative, passive, past, plural], spå [active, dated, present, subjunctive], spådde [active, dated, past, subjunctive], spås [dated, passive, present, subjunctive], spåddes [dated, passive, past, subjunctive], spående [participle, present], spådd [participle, past]
  1. to foretell, to divine; to tell the future and fortune through supernatural means Synonyms (foretell): sia Related terms (foretell): spådom, spåkunnig, spåkvinna, spåman
    Sense id: en-spå-sv-verb-w-fDniDo Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 36 36 3 3 2 11 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 34 2 2 2 15 11 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'foretell': 64 36 Disambiguation of 'foretell': 64 36
  2. (by extension) to predict, to (more or less confidently) guess Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-spå-sv-verb-L-JHJoi0 Categories (other): Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 34 2 2 2 15 11 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 51 49

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "spår",
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spådde",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spått",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spå",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "weak",
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    {
      "form": "spå",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "infinitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "spås",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "passive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "spått",
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    },
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      "form": "spåtts",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spån",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "passive",
        "plural"
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    },
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    },
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        "past"
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    },
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      "form": "spående",
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        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "spådd",
      "source": "conjugation",
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  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "verb",
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        [
          "tell",
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        ],
        [
          "future",
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        [
          "fortune",
          "fortune"
        ],
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          "sense": "foretell",
          "word": "spådom"
        },
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          "sense": "foretell",
          "word": "spåkunnig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "sense": "foretell",
          "word": "spåkvinna"
        },
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          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "sense": "foretell",
          "word": "spåman"
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          "sense": "foretell",
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          "english": "I predict it's going to rain tomorrow",
          "text": "Jag spår att det kommer regna imorgon",
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        },
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          "english": "She was predicated to have a stellar career",
          "text": "Hon spåddes en lysande karriär",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      ],
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/spoː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spå"
}
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      "form": "spådde",
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    {
      "form": "spått",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spå",
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    {
      "form": "spå",
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      "form": "spås",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "passive"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "spått",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
    {
      "form": "spåtts",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spå",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "active",
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    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spån",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "-",
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        "passive",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "spår",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
    {
      "form": "spådde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spås",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spåddes",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "spående",
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        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "spådd",
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    },
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      "sense": "foretell",
      "word": "spåkunnig"
    },
    {
      "sense": "foretell",
      "word": "spåkvinna"
    },
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      "sense": "foretell",
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          "english": "I predict it's going to rain tomorrow",
          "text": "Jag spår att det kommer regna imorgon",
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        },
        {
          "english": "She was predicated to have a stellar career",
          "text": "Hon spåddes en lysande karriär",
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        }
      ],
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        "to predict, to (more or less confidently) guess"
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        "(by extension) to predict, to (more or less confidently) guess"
      ],
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        "broadly"
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/spoː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oː"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "foretell",
      "word": "sia"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spå"
}

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