Noun: springa
Hyphenation:
Gender: Common gender
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | springa |
| Sg. Def. | springan |
| Pl. Indef. | springor |
| Pl. Def. | springorna |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | springas |
| Sg. Def. | springans |
| Pl. Indef. | springors |
| Pl. Def. | springornas |
Sample Sentences
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springan mellan dörren och karmen (the gap between the door and the frame)
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Hennes ögon smalnade till springor (Her eyes narrowed to slits)
Nouns inflected like springa
hojtarolja,
pocketrea,
syssla,
inbjudningslista,
kroppkaka,
snäppa,
snärja,
snärta,
snäcka,
snurra,
snippa,
salvia,
urtavla,
grendosa,
smitta,
smocka,
smedja,
togolesiska,
slunga,
slinka, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Old Swedish springa, ultimately from etymology 1 above, which also had the sense “to burst” (derived from “to jump”). Compare spränga (“to blow up, explode”), and further German Sprung (“crack”), zerspringen (“to crack, burst”). See: German Nouns '
Sprung'.
Translations
run, to move quickly on two feet
skedaddle, move or run away quickly