Italian

Verb

spinga

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of spingere
2. second-person singular present subjunctive of spingere
3. third-person singular present subjunctive of spingere
4. third-person singular imperative of spingere

Swedish

tre spingor eller spingstickor

Noun

spinga c

1. a short sliver, stick or splinter of wood (as resulting from the verb, below)

Declension

Synonyms

• spingsticka
• sticka
• tändved

Verb

spinga

1. to sliver (wood), to split wood into slivers or fine sticks, useful for lighting or for starting a fire
   • 1882, August Strindberg, "Nya vapen", in Svenska öden och äventyr

     Gumman glättade halsdukar på en bräda, och gubben spingade stickor.

     The woman ironed scarves on a board, and the man split wood.

Conjugation

Related terms

• spingare
• spinge
• spingning
• spingsticka

Synonyms

• spänta

References

• spinga in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online) (only the verb)
• spinga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.