spö

See also: SPO, spò, and -spo

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish spödh, possibly from the same root as spjut.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spøː/
  • Rhymes: -øː

Noun

spö n

  1. a rod, a stick
    Regnet står som spön i backen
    It rains very heavily
  2. a whip (used for corporal punishment)
    Att slita spö
    To be flogged (dated expression)
  3. (colloquial) a beating, getting one's ass kicked
    Synonyms: däng, stryk, smisk, pisk, smörj
    Han fick spö/Han åkte på spö
    He got beaten up

Declension

Declension of spö
nominative genitive
singular indefinite spö spös
definite spöt spöts
plural indefinite spön spöns
definite spöna spönas
Declension of spö
nominative genitive
singular indefinite spö spös
definite spöet spöets
plural indefinite spön spöns
definite spöna spönas

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