speti

See also: spětí

Romanian

Etymology

From spată.

Verb

a speti (third-person singular present spetește, past participle spetit) 4th conj.

1. to harass, to work to death, break someone’s back, like a slave

Conjugation

    conjugation of speti (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)

infinitive			a speti
gerund			spetind
past participle			spetit
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	spetesc	spetești	spetește	spetim	spetiți	spetesc
	imperfect	speteam	speteai	spetea	speteam	speteați	speteau
	simple perfect	spetii	spetiși	speti	spetirăm	spetirăți	spetiră
	pluperfect	spetisem	spetiseși	spetise	spetiserăm	spetiserăți	spetiseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să spetesc	să spetești	să spetească	să spetim	să spetiți	să spetească
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		spetește			spetiți
	negative		nu speti			nu spetiți

Derived terms

• speteală

See also

• deșela
• istovi

Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *spěti. Originally the present tense was spẹ̑jem (like grẹ́ti), which then contracted to spẹ̑m (like smẹ́ti). The short vowel and -i- in the imperative are analogical.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spèːti/

Verb

spẹ́ti impf (archaic)

1. to go, to hurry

Inflection

infinitive	spẹ́ti
1st singular	spȅm
infinitive	spẹ́ti			spet
supine	spẹ̑t
verbal noun	spẹ̑tje
	participle			converb
present	spȅč			—
past	—			—
l-participle	masculine		feminine		neuter
singular	spȅł, spẹ̑ł		spẹ̄la		spẹ̄lo
dual	spẹ̄la		spẹ̄li		spẹ̄li
plural	spẹ̄li		spẹ̄le		spẹ̄la
	present			imperative
1st singular	spȅm			—
2nd singular	spȅš			spȉ
3rd singular	spȅ			—
1st dual	spéva			spȋva
2nd dual	spéta			spȋta
3rd dual	spéta			—
1st plural	spémo			spȋmo
2nd plural	spéte			spȋte
3rd plural	spéjo			—

Derived terms

• dospẹ́ti
• prispẹ́ti
• uspẹ́ti

Related terms

• spẹ̑h

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *sъpęti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spèːti/

Verb

spẹ́ti pf

1. to tie, to bind
2. to staple

Inflection

Sonorant + -ti -(j)em (AP c)
infinitive	spẹ́ti
1st singular	spnȅm
infinitive	spẹ́ti			spet
supine	spẹ̑t, spȅt
verbal noun	spẹ̑tje
	participle			converb
present	—			—
past	spẹ̑t			—
l-participle	masculine		feminine		neuter
singular	spẹ̑ł		spẹ́la		spẹ̑lo
dual	spẹ̑la		spẹ̑li		spẹ̑li
plural	spẹ̑li		spẹ̑le		spẹ̑la
	present			imperative
1st singular	spnȅm			—
2nd singular	spnȅš			spnȉ
3rd singular	spnȅ			—
1st dual	spnéva			spnȋva
2nd dual	spnéta			spnȋta
3rd dual	spnéta			—
1st plural	spnémo			spnȋmo
2nd plural	spnéte			spnȋte
3rd plural	spnéjo			—

Further reading

• “speti”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran