en sprit
Meaning
alcohol; spirits
In Swedish: (dryck av) alkohol
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en sprit |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | spriten |
sprit is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor sprit, den stora spriten. Check another noun
Practise sprit
1 / 1Is it en sprit or ett sprit?
Questions
What does sprit mean in English?
sprit means “alcohol, spirits”.
Is it en sprit or ett sprit?
It is en sprit, and “the alcohol” is spriten.
Similar words
brännvinetanolhemkört
Origin
From French ésprit (compare English sprite), from Old French esprit, from Latin spiritus (“air, breath”).
Nearby common words
sprit is number 2,178 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 2,174fixad fixed, repaired
- 2,175mesta most
- 2,176universitet university
- 2,177utreda investigate, analyze
- 2,179värma heat, warm
- 2,180däck cassette (tape) deck, deck
- 2,181ringled A ring road (UK), beltway (US); a road or highway designed to lead traffic around a town, city, or other conurbation.
- 2,182fylld full, filled
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