spille
Danish
Noun
spille c (singular definite spillen, plural indefinite spiller)
- A music player, any device that can play music.
Declension
Declension of spille
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | spille | spillen | spiller | spillerne |
| genitive | spilles | spillens | spillers | spillernes |
Verb
spille (imperative spil, infinitive at spille, present tense spiller, past tense spillede, perfect tense har spillet)
- to play (music, a game, in a theatrical performance)
- to move one's body, or a specific part of it, back and forth.
Usage notes
The second sense sometimes has a sexual meaning, especially used to mean the stroking of a penis, see also spille pik.
Conjugation
Inflection of spille
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| simple | spiller | spillede |
| perfect | har spillet | havde spillet |
| passive | spilles | spilledes |
| participle | spillende | spillet |
| imperative | spil | — |
| infinitive | spille | — |
| auxiliary verb | have | — |
| gerund | spillen | — |
Gothic
Romanization
spillē
- Romanization of 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌴
Italian
Noun
spille f
- plural of spilla
Anagrams
- spelli
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English spillan.
Verb
spille
- Alternative form of spillen
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spil.le/, [ˈspɪl.lə]
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German spelen.
Alternative forms
- spelle
Verb
spille (imperative spill, present tense spiller, passive spilles, simple past spilte, past participle spilt, present participle spillende)
- to play (a sport)
- to play (a musical instrument)
- spille inn (music etc.) to record (something)
Derived terms
- innspilling
- spilleautomat
- spillemann
- utspille
Related terms
- spill (noun)
Etymology 2
From Old Norse spilla
Verb
spille (inflections as above)
- to spill, slop
- to waste
References
- “spille” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse spilla
Verb
spille (present tense spiller, past tense spilte, past participle spilt, passive infinitive spillast, present participle spillande, imperative spill)
- to spill, slop
- to waste
References
- “spille” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.