spel

== Afrikaans == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /spɛl/ === Etymology 1 === From Dutch spel, from Middle Dutch spel. ==== Noun ==== spel (plural spele) game, play === Etymology 2 === From Dutch spellen, from Middle Dutch spellen, from Old Dutch *spellon, from Proto-Germanic *spellōną. ==== Verb ==== spel (present spel, present participle spellende, past participle gespel) (transitive) to spell == Antigua and Barbuda Creole English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /spɛl/ === Verb === spel (past min spel, future go spel, a go spel, wi spel, wil spel, completive dun spel, imperfective a spel) to spell == Aromanian == === Alternative forms === spelu, aspel, aspelu === Etymology === From a Vulgar Latin root *experlavō, from Late Latin perlavō, from Latin lavō (“to wash”). Compare Romanian spăla, spăl, and also Albanian shpëlaj. === Verb === spel (third-person singular spealã, participle spilatã) to wash (reflexive, mi-spel) to wash oneself ==== Related terms ==== spilari / spilare spilat lau == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /spɛl/ Hyphenation: spel Rhymes: -ɛl === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch spel, from Old Dutch *spil, from Proto-West Germanic *spil. ==== Noun ==== spel n (plural spellen or spelen, diminutive spelletje n or speeltje n) game playing (e.g. of a musical instrument) ===== Usage notes ===== The plural form spellen is used referring to several repetitions of one kind of game (sets, rounds, matches) Na enkele denkspellen gespeeld te hebben, kon hij niet meer helder nadenken. – After having played a few thinking games he could no longer think clearly. the physical accessories needed for particular games Ik heb thuis drie gezelschapspellen liggen. – I have three board games at home. The plural form spelen is used referring to different kinds of games Speel je graag gezelschapspelen? – Do you like to play board games? Hij blinkt uit in denkspelen. – He excels at thinking games. The diminutive spelletje is standard. The diminutive speeltje has taken on a meaning of its own and is no longer used as a regular diminutive of spel in contemporary Dutch. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== spelen ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: spel === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== spel inflection of spellen: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative === References === “spel” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language] == Megleno-Romanian == === Etymology === From a Vulgar Latin root *experlavō, from Late Latin perlavō, from Latin lavō (“to wash”). Compare Aromanian aspel, Romanian spăla, spăl. === Verb === spel I wash. ==== Related terms ==== spilari == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === From the verbs spela and spele, from Middle Low German spil (“noun”), spelen (“verb”). ==== Noun ==== spel n (definite singular spelet, indefinite plural spel, definite plural spela) a game play, playing ===== Derived terms ===== puslespel samspel === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== spel imperative of spela === See also === spill (Bokmål) === References === “spel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old Dutch == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *spell, from Proto-Germanic *spellą. === Noun === spel n story chatter ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle Dutch: spel === References === “spel”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012 == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /spel/ Rhymes: -el === Noun === spel n alternative form of spell ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: == Swedish == === Etymology 1 === From Old Swedish spil, from Middle Low German spil and Old Saxon spil, from Proto-West Germanic *spil. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /speːl/ ==== Noun ==== spel n a play, a game; a person's or animal's happy, joyous movement or entertainment; activity for amusement only; a pursuit or activity with rules performed either alone or with others, for the purpose of entertainment lek och spel fun and games orrarnas spel the courtship game of the grouse the accessories used for an entertaining or amusing pursuit; such as a board game an instance of gambling acting; the performance of an actor in a work of drama play, playing; the performance of someone who plays something, such as a musician, a sportsman or player of games play, slack; the unwanted movement of a mechanical part e.g. due to not being fastened or tightened sufficiently (chiefly in compounds) a rapid switching between different things ===== Declension ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Finnish: peli → Ingrian: peli === Etymology 2 === Old Swedish spill, from Middle Low German spille, from Old Saxon spinnila, from Proto-West Germanic *spinnilu, cognate with German Spindel and English spindle. With time, the Swedish word has adopted the declension pattern of spel in Etymology 1. Note that spindel is also a Swedish word. ==== Noun ==== spel n a winch ===== Declension ===== ===== Synonyms ===== vinda vinsch ===== Related terms ===== === References === “spel”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “spel”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “spel”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === pels == Volapük == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /spel/ === Noun === spel (genitive spela, plural spels) hope ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ====