German

Noun

Sprit m ‎(genitive Sprits, no plural)

1. (colloquial) petrol, gas (gasoline)

Synonyms

• Benzin

English

Noun

sprit ‎(plural sprits)

1. (nautical) A spar between mast and upper outer corner of a spritsail on sailing boats.
2. A shoot; a sprout.

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Hyponyms

• (supporting spar in spritsail rig): bowsprit

Translations

Verb

sprit ‎(third-person singular simple present sprits, present participle spritting, simple past and past participle spritted)

1. To sprout; to bud; to germinate, as barley steeped for malt.

Etymology 2

Akin to German spritzen.

Verb

sprit ‎(third-person singular simple present sprits, present participle spritting, simple past and past participle spritted)

1. To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to spurt out.

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Anagrams

• spirt, stirp, strip, TRIPS, trips

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin spiritus, via French esprit

Noun

sprit m ‎(definite singular spriten)

1. alcohol
2. spirit (spirits)

Derived terms

• rødsprit

References

• “sprit” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin spiritus, via French esprit

Noun

sprit m ‎(definite singular spriten)

1. alcohol
2. spirit (spirits)

Derived terms

• raudsprit

References

• “sprit” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From French ésprit (compare English sprite), from Old French esprit, from Latin spiritus ‎(“air, breath”).

Pronunciation

Noun

sprit c ‎(uncountable)

1. spirits; liquor
2. alcohol in general, chiefly as a solvent

Declension

Derived terms

• (liquor): starksprit
• (solvent): spritpenna