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Old English · noun

spitu

Part of speech
noun, feminine
IPA
/ˈspi.tu/
Syllables
ˈspi · tu (2 syllables)
Modern English
spitroasting

Meaning

  1. spit (of wood, metal etc. for roasting meat)

Declension

Declension of spitu
SingularPlural
Nominative spituspitaspite
Accusative spitespitaspite
Genitive spitespitaspitena
Dative spitespitum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *spituz. Cognate with Middle Dutch spit (Dutch spit), Old High German spiz (German Spieß), Swedish spett.

Descendants

spit

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