hispa

See also: Hispa

Spanish

Verb

hispa

  1. inflection of hispir:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Swedish

Etymology

From Tavringer Romani hispa (small house, cottage), probably a borrowing from Slovene jìspa (small house, cottage) or some other Slavic language.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²hɪspa/
  • Rhymes: -²ɪspa

Noun

hispa c

  1. (slang) mental hospital
    • 1997, Björn Ranelid, Till alla människor på jorden och i himlen:
      Gretas morsa är sinnessjuk. Hon är en dåre som sitter bakom låsta dörrar på hispan.
      Greta’s mum is mentally ill. She is a lunatic who sits behind locked doors in the cuckoo’s nest.

Usage notes

  • Usually in the phrase på hispan.

Declension

Declension of hispa 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hispa hispan hispor hisporna
Genitive hispas hispans hispors hispornas

Derived terms

References

  • hispa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • Gerd Carling (2005) “hispa”, in Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, →ISBN, page 82
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