spel
Afrikaans[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Dutch spel, from Middle Dutch spel.
Noun[edit]
spel (plural spele)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Dutch spellen, from Middle Dutch spellen, from Old Dutch *spellon, from Proto-Germanic *spellōną.
Verb[edit]
spel (present spel, present participle spellende, past participle gespel)
- (transitive) to spell
Aromanian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a Vulgar Latin root *experlavō, from Late Latin perlavō, from Latin lavō (“to wash”). Compare Romanian spăla, spăl, and also Albanian shpëlaj.
Verb[edit]
spel first-singular present indicative (third-person singular present indicative spealã, past participle spilatã)
Related terms[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Dutch spel, from Old Dutch *spil, from Proto-West Germanic *spil.
Noun[edit]
spel n (plural spellen or spelen, diminutive spelletje n)
Usage notes[edit]
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.
Derived terms[edit]
- balspel
- biljartspel
- blijspel
- bordspel
- computerspel
- denkspel
- eindspel
- gelijkspel
- gezelschapspel
- hoorspel
- kinderspel
- naspel
- treurspel
- videospel
- voorspel
- Olympische Spelen
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: spel
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
spel
- inflection of spellen:
Megleno-Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a Vulgar Latin root *experlavō, from Late Latin perlavō, from Latin lavō (“I wash”). Compare Aromanian aspel, Romanian spăla, spăl.
Verb[edit]
spel
- I wash.
Related terms[edit]
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From the verbs spela and spele, from Middle Low German spil (“noun”), spelen (“verb”).
Noun[edit]
spel n (definite singular spelet, indefinite plural spel, definite plural spela)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
spel
- imperative of spela
See also[edit]
- spill (Bokmål)
References[edit]
- “spel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
spel n
- Alternative form of spell
Declension[edit]
Swedish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Swedish spil, from Middle Low German spil and Old Saxon spil, from Proto-West Germanic *spil.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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
- lek och spel
- 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[edit]
| Declension of spel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | spel | spelet | spel | spelen |
| Genitive | spels | spelets | spels | spelens |
Related terms[edit]
- brädspel
- datorspel
- efterspel
- få spel
- förspel
- krigsspel
- mellanspel
- minspel
- schackspel
- spela
- spelautomat
- spelbank
- spelberoende
- spelbolag
- spelbord
- spelbricka
- spelbutik
- speldag
- speldator
- speldirigent
- speldjävul
- speldokumentär
- speldosa
- spelevink
- spelfilm
- spelförare
- spelfördelare
- spelföring
- spelgalen
- spelglad
- spelglädje
- spelhall
- spelhelvete
- spelhumör
- spelhus
- spelhåla
- spelklar
- spelklubb
- spelkort
- spelkväll
- spelledare
- spelledig
- spellektion
- spellista
- spellokal
- spellärare
- spellärarinna
- spelläxa
- spelmark
- spelmaskin
- spelmissbruk
- spelmotor
- spelmål
- spelmässig
- spelning
- spelorre
- spelparti
- spelpartner
- spelplan
- spelplats
- spelregel
- spelrum
- spelscen
- spelsinne
- spelskicklig
- spelskuld
- spelstil
- spelstyrka
- spelsugen
- spelsystem
- spelsäsong
- spelteori
- speltid
- speltillfälle
- speluppläggare
- spelverk
- spelvinst
- spelyta
- spelår
- spelöppning
- spelövertag
- spelövning
- strategidatorspel
- strategispel
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
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[edit]
spel n
- a winch
Declension[edit]
| Declension of spel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | spel | spelet | spel | spelen |
| Genitive | spels | spelets | spels | spelens |
Synonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Volapük[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
spel (nominative plural spels)
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- Afrikaans terms with IPA pronunciation
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Afrikaans lemmas
- Afrikaans nouns
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Old Dutch
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Afrikaans verbs
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- Aromanian terms inherited from Vulgar Latin
- Aromanian terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Aromanian terms inherited from Late Latin
- Aromanian terms derived from Late Latin
- Aromanian terms inherited from Latin
- Aromanian terms derived from Latin
- Aromanian lemmas
- Aromanian verbs
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- Dutch terms with audio links
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛl
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛl/1 syllable
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -en
- Dutch nouns with lengthened vowel in the plural
- Dutch neuter nouns
- Dutch non-lemma forms
- Dutch verb forms
- Megleno-Romanian terms inherited from Vulgar Latin
- Megleno-Romanian terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Megleno-Romanian terms inherited from Late Latin
- Megleno-Romanian terms derived from Late Latin
- Megleno-Romanian terms inherited from Latin
- Megleno-Romanian terms derived from Latin
- Megleno-Romanian lemmas
- Megleno-Romanian verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Middle Low German
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
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- Norwegian Nynorsk non-lemma forms
- Norwegian Nynorsk verb forms
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English nouns
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- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Middle Low German
- Swedish terms derived from Old Saxon
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
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- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Volapük terms with IPA pronunciation
- Volapük lemmas
- Volapük nouns