Etymology

From LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#SPISS spissus.

Adjective

spiss (comparative more spiss, superlative most spiss)Category:English lemmas#SPISSCategory:English adjectives#SPISSCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#SPISSCategory:Pages with entries#SPISSCategory:Pages with 4 entries#SPISS

1. (obsoleteCategory:English terms with obsolete senses#SPISS) thick, compact, dense, or crowded
   • 1614, Edward Brerewood, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     this spisse and […] copious, yet concise, treatise

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References

• “spiss”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Etymology

Borrowed from SicilianCategory:Maltese terms borrowed from Sicilian#SPISSCategory:Maltese terms derived from Sicilian#SPISS spissu (“often”, literally “thickly”), from LatinCategory:Maltese terms derived from Latin#SPISS spissus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spɪs/Category:Maltese 1-syllable words#SPISSCategory:Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation#SPISS
• Rhymes: -ɪsCategory:Rhymes:Maltese/ɪs#SPISSCategory:Rhymes:Maltese/ɪs/1 syllable#SPISS

Adverb

spissCategory:Maltese lemmas#SPISSCategory:Maltese adverbs#SPISSCategory:Maltese entries with incorrect language header#SPISSCategory:Pages with entries#SPISSCategory:Pages with 4 entries#SPISS

1. often, frequently

   Synonyms: ħafna drabi, wisq drabi, sikwit

   Antonyms: rari, rarament

   • 2019, Kristina Borg, Imkejjen u Rkejjen, Ede Books, →ISBN, page 18:

     Dal-lejl ħlomt ħolma.
     Waħda ħelwa, imma stramba.
     Fil-verità, waħda li qed noħlom ta’ spiss.

     Last night I had a dream.
     A pleasant dream, but strange.
     Actually, it's a recurring dream.

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Adjective

spiss (neuter singular spisst, definite singular and plural spisse, comparative spissere, indefinite superlative spissest, definite superlative spisseste)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#SPISSCategory:Norwegian Bokmål adjectives#SPISSCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#SPISSCategory:Pages with entries#SPISSCategory:Pages with 4 entries#SPISS

1. sharp
2. pointed
3. acute (angle)

Noun

spiss m (definite singular spissen, indefinite plural spisser, definite plural spissene)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#SPISSCategory:Norwegian Bokmål nouns#SPISSCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#SPISSCategory:Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns#SPISSCategory:Pages with entries#SPISSCategory:Pages with 4 entries#SPISS

1. a point (the sharp tip of an object)
2. a tip (pointed end)
3. (football (soccer)) a forward or striker

Verb

spissCategory:Norwegian Bokmål non-lemma forms#SPISSCategory:Norwegian Bokmål verb forms#SPISSCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#SPISSCategory:Pages with entries#SPISSCategory:Pages with 4 entries#SPISS

1. imperative of spisse

References

• “spiss” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Adjective

spiss (neuter singular spist, definite singular and plural spisse, comparative spissare, indefinite superlative spissast, definite superlative spissaste)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#SPISSCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk adjectives#SPISSCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#SPISSCategory:Pages with entries#SPISSCategory:Pages with 4 entries#SPISS

1. sharp
2. pointed
3. acute (angle)

Noun

spiss m (definite singular spissen, indefinite plural spissar, definite plural spissane)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#SPISSCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#SPISSCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#SPISSCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns#SPISSCategory:Pages with entries#SPISSCategory:Pages with 4 entries#SPISS

1. a point (the sharp tip of an object)
2. a tip (pointed end)

References

• “spiss” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.