spel
Aromanian
Alternative forms
- spelu, aspel, aspelu
Etymology
From a Vulgar Latin root *experlavō, from Late Latin perlavō, from Latin lavō (“I wash”). Compare Romanian spăla, spăl, and also Albanian shpëlaj.
Verb
spel (third-person singular present spealã, past participle spilatã)
- I wash.
- (reflexive, mi-spel) I wash myself.
Related terms
- spilari/spilare
- spilat
- lau
Dutch
Pronunciation
audio (file) - IPA(key): /spɛl/
Noun
spel n (plural spellen or spelen, diminutive spelletje 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.
Derived terms
- balspel
- biljartspel
- blijspel
- bordspel
- computerspel
- denkspel
- eindspel
- gelijkspel
- gezelschapspel
- kinderspel
- naspel
- treurspel
- videospel
- voorspel
- Olympische Spelen
Related terms
- spelen
Verb
spel
- first-person singular present indicative of spellen
- imperative of spellen
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
Verb
spel
- imperative of spela and spele
See also
- spill (Bokmål)
References
- “spel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Alternative forms
- spell
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *spellą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *spel- (“to tell”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspel/
Noun
spel n
- news
- message
- tale
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | spell | spell |
| accusative | spell | spell |
| genitive | spelles | spella |
| dative | spelle | spellum |
Derived terms
- bīspel
- spelian/spellian
- godspel
Swedish
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish spil, from Middle Low German spil and Old Saxon spil, from unknown origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /speːl/
audio (file)
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
- 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
Declension
| Declension of spel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | spel | spelet | spel | spelen |
| Genitive | spels | spelets | spels | spelens |
Related terms
- brädspel
- datorspel
- efterspel
- få spel
- förspel
- krigsspel
- mellanspel
- 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
- spelmässig
- spelmål
- 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
Etymology 2
Old Swedish spill, from Middle Low German spille, 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
| Declension of spel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | spel | spelet | spel | spelen |
| Genitive | spels | spelets | spels | spelens |
Synonyms
- vinda
- vinsch
Related terms
- ankarspel
- flaggspel
- gruvspel
- spelhus
- spellina
- uppfordringsspel
- vindspel
References
- spel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
- spel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
Volapük
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spel/
Noun
spel (plural spels)
- hope
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | spel | spels |
| genitive | spela | spelas |
| dative | spele | speles |
| accusative | speli | spelis |
| vocative 1 | o spel! | o spels! |
| predicative 2 | spelu | spelus |
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in some later, non-classical Volapük only
Derived terms
- nenspel
- spelabik
- spelik
- spelo
- spelön
- spelü