Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse spilla, from Proto-Germanic *spilþijaną.

Verb edit

spilla (third person singular past indicative spilti, third person plural past indicative spilt, supine spilt)

  1. to waste

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of spilla (group v-9)
infinitive spilla
supine spilt
participle (a5)1 spillandi spiltur
present past
first singular spilli spilti
second singular spillir spilti
third singular spillir spilti
plural spilla spiltu
imperative
singular spill!
plural spillið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Gothic edit

Romanization edit

spilla

  1. Romanization of 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌰

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse spilla, from Proto-Germanic *spilþijaną.

Verb edit

spilla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative spillti, supine spillt)

  1. (transitive, governs the dative) to corrupt, to contaminate, to mar
    Þú hefur spillt mér.
    You have corrupted me.
  2. (transitive, governs the dative) to rape, to abuse or handle with improper treatment; to spoil, despoil, violate (nature, forests...etc)
    Ekki spilla þessum fagra skógi!
    Don't rape this fair forest!

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Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈspil.la/
  • Rhymes: -illa
  • Hyphenation: spìl‧la

Etymology 1 edit

From Vulgar Latin *spinla, from contraction of Late Latin spīnula, diminutive of Latin spīna. Doublet of spinula, a borrowing.

Noun edit

spilla f (plural spille)

  1. brooch, broach, breastpin
  2. scarfpin
  3. (regional, by extension) pin
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

spilla

  1. inflection of spillare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams edit

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

spilla n

  1. definite plural of spill

Old Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse spilla, from Proto-Germanic *spilþijaną.

Verb edit

spilla

  1. to spill
  2. to waste, to spoil
  3. to destroy, to ruin
  4. to violate, to defile

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

  • Swedish: spilla

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Swedish spilla, from Old Norse spilla, from Proto-Germanic *spilþijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (to sunder, split, rend, tear).

Verb edit

spilla (present spiller, preterite spillde, supine spillt, imperative spill)

  1. to spill, accidentally pour out liquid
    Man ska inte gråta över spilld mjölk
    Don't cry over spilled milk
  2. to waste (e.g. time)

Conjugation edit

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