schpile

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• schpélju, schpélu, schpìlju, spélò

Etymology

From Middle High German spilen, from Old High German spilōn, from Proto-West Germanic *spilōn.

Pronunciation

• (Zurich) IPA^(key): /ˈʃpilə/

Verb

schpile (third-person singular simple present schpilt, past participle gschpilt, past subjunctive schpilti, auxiliary haa)

1. to play
   • 1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):

     Aber ich schpile gärn Schach, maischtens mit mir selber.

     I like to play chess, mostly with myself.